come undone
come undone · comes undone · came undone · come undone · coming undone
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, undoneUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, undone; to become undone or unfastened.
Meaning
3 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, undone; to become undone or unfastened.
My shoelace came undone.
Your bandage is coming undone.
(colloquial)To become disintegrated, to break into parts or pieces.
zerfallen, auseinanderfallen
распадатьсяraspadatʹsja
(figuratively)To come to ruin, to fail; to lose one's composure or self-control.
He came undone when his wife refused to support him.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
become disintegrated:
Deutsch
become disintegrated:
Forms
comes undone, coming undone, came undone, come undone| Base form | come undone · to come undone |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes undone |
| Present participle | coming undone |
| Past simple | came undone |
| Past participle | come undone |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedcome unstuck
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle