come on
To encounter, discoverTo encounter, discover; to come upon.
» Come on any day you like.
Приходите в любой день.
Приходи в любой день.
Приходь у будь-який день.
Приходьте у будь-який день.
Meaning
13 senses(transitive)To encounter, discover; to come upon.
Turning the corner, I came on Julia sitting by the riverbank.
(intransitive)To appear on a stage or in a performance.
I think he's coming on too late after my line.
выступа́тьvystupátʹ, вы́ступитьvýstupitʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing.
I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite show came on.
A salsa song came on the radio.
(intransitive)To progress, to develop; to come along.
The new garden is coming on nicely.
develop in a positive way
(intransitive)To activate; to turn on.
The light came on as soon as I flicked the switch.
She pressed the power button and waited for the screen to come on.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.
She started coming on to me as soon as my wife left the room.
(UK, colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive)To get one's period, start menstruating.
To enter the playing field.
(informal, intransitive)Elaboration of come (in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement.
Don't just stand there on the doorstep. Come on in!
Don't leave without coming on round to see the baby.
(slang)To appear or seem to be a particular.
He's coming on strong.
They came a trick on me.
(intransitive, slang, transitive)To begin to feel the effects of a drug; to start causing effects.
The coke came on me quickly.
(slang, transitive)To join a job, hobby or other practice.
He came on at the same time as me.
Examples
1096 sentencesCome on any day you like.
Приходь у будь-який день.
ruПриходите в любой день.
Can you come on Sunday evening?
Ви можете прийти в неділю ввечері?
ruМожешь прийти в воскресенье вечером?
deKannst Du am Sonntagabend kommen?
Come on, Tom, aren't you curious?
Ну ж бо, Томе, хіба тобі не цікаво?
deKomm schon, Tom! Bist du gar nicht neugierig?
I have to come on Monday.
Мені потрібно прийти у понеділок.
ruМне надо прийти в понедельник.
deIch muss am Montag kommen.
Come on, let's take a walk.
Ну ж бо, ходімо прогуляємося!
Translations
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Forms
comes on, coming on, came on, come onPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- come upпідійти, піднятисяTo emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
- come offнатрапити, натраплятиTo become detached.
- come outпоставити, ставитиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out.
- come onпройти, проходитиTo encounter, discover; to come upon.
- come inздаватися, кидатиTo enter.
- come downпадати, впастиTo descend, fall down, collapse.
- come backповернутисяTo return to a place.
- come overнатрапити, натраплятиTo affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse.
More 8
- come afterловити, полюватиTo pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
- come aroundдорівнювати, отямитисяTo change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
- come throughдоставити, доставлятиTo come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
- come alongрозвивати, розвиватисяTo accompany.
- come aboutстатися, відбутисяTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
- come toдорівнювати, отямитисяTo recover consciousness after fainting etc.
- come acrossнатрапити, натраплятиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, across.
- come byTo obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
Synonyms
22 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb