Meaning
2 senses(dated, formal)An exclamation to express annoyance.
Come, come! Stop crying.
Come now! Things could be worse.
(dated, formal)An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.
Come, come! You can do it.
Come now! It won't bite you.
Examples
34924 sentencesWhy aren't you coming with us?
Чому ти не йдеш з нами? — deniko
ruПочему ты не идёшь с нами? — marafon
deWieso kommst du nicht mit uns? — MUIRIEL
You have to come with me.
Ти маєш піти зі мною. — deniko
ruТы должен пойти со мной. — marafon
deSie müssen mit mir kommen. — MUIRIEL
What have you come here for?
Навіщо ти сюди прийшов? — deniko
ruЗачем ты сюда пришёл? — Hellerick
deWarum bist du hierher gekommen? — xtofu80
When did you come to Japan?
Коли ти приїхав до Японії? — deniko
ruКогда ты прилетел в Японию? — paul_lingvo
deWann bist du nach Japan gekommen? — MUIRIEL
Your parents didn't come, did they?
Твої ж батьки не приїхали? — aandrusiak
ruТвои родители не пришли, не так ли? — Lenin_1917
deDeine Eltern sind nicht gekommen, nicht wahr? — Dejo
Origin
From Middle English comen, cumen, from Old English cuman, from Proto-West Germanic *kwemanFrom Middle English comen, cumen, from Old English cuman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt (“to step; to arrive”), from *gʷem- (“to come, step”).
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Collocations
12 patterns- came came
- coming coming
- is coming coming
- came came to
- come back
- came came here
- coming coming back
- coming coming to
- came came back
- to come back
- came came home
- want to come