"com'è" meaning in Italian

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Contraction

IPA: /koˈm‿ɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛ Head templates: {{head|it|contraction}} com'è
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, è. how it is; how is... ? Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-com'è-it-contraction-gKsYZk1i
  2. (ascending tone, informal) Denotes an unknown reason for something is done (rather than for the way in which something is done) Tags: contraction, informal Synonyms: perché, come mai
    Sense id: en-com'è-it-contraction-t2IMOLQI

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  "categories": [],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "contraction"
      },
      "expansion": "com'è",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "co‧m'è"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "contraction",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How is it?",
          "text": "Com'è? (descending tone)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "How's the weather in Foligno?",
          "text": "Com'è il tempo a Foligno?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Leave it as is.",
          "text": "Lascialo così com'è.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(literally, “How's this shirt?”)",
          "ref": "Com'è 'sta camicia? (\"Com'è\" in a descending tone)",
          "text": "Do you like this shirt?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, è. how it is; how is... ?"
      ],
      "id": "en-com'è-it-contraction-gKsYZk1i",
      "links": [
        [
          "come",
          "come#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "è",
          "è#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "contraction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why?",
          "text": "Com'è? (ascending tone)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Com'è 'sta camicia? (\"Com'è\" in an ascending tone)",
          "text": "Why such a shirt?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "How come you never understand anything?",
          "text": "Ma com'è che non capisci mai niente?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Denotes an unknown reason for something is done (rather than for the way in which something is done)"
      ],
      "id": "en-com'è-it-contraction-t2IMOLQI",
      "qualifier": "ascending tone",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ascending tone, informal) Denotes an unknown reason for something is done (rather than for the way in which something is done)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "perché"
        },
        {
          "word": "come mai"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "contraction",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈm‿ɛ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "com'è"
}
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    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛ",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛ/2 syllables"
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  "hyphenation": [
    "co‧m'è"
  ],
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        {
          "english": "How is it?",
          "text": "Com'è? (descending tone)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "How's the weather in Foligno?",
          "text": "Com'è il tempo a Foligno?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Leave it as is.",
          "text": "Lascialo così com'è.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(literally, “How's this shirt?”)",
          "ref": "Com'è 'sta camicia? (\"Com'è\" in a descending tone)",
          "text": "Do you like this shirt?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, è. how it is; how is... ?"
      ],
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          "come",
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        [
          "è",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian informal terms",
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Why?",
          "text": "Com'è? (ascending tone)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Com'è 'sta camicia? (\"Com'è\" in an ascending tone)",
          "text": "Why such a shirt?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "How come you never understand anything?",
          "text": "Ma com'è che non capisci mai niente?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Denotes an unknown reason for something is done (rather than for the way in which something is done)"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ascending tone, informal) Denotes an unknown reason for something is done (rather than for the way in which something is done)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "perché"
        },
        {
          "word": "come mai"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "contraction",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/koˈm‿ɛ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "com'è"
}

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