Meaning

3 senses
  1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.

    That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

    Rückkehr, Comeback

    возвраще́ниеvozvraščénije, камбэ́кkambɛ́k

    пове́рненняpovérnennja, камбе́кkambék

  2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

    I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

    Retourkutsche

  3. An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

    камбэкkambɛk

    камбе́кkambék

More definitions
  • return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
  • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Since their comeback three years ago, how have they been doing?

    Три роки спливло по поверненню. Як у них справи?

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  2. She's quick on her feet, so no matter what you say to her, she'll have a witty comeback.

    Вона така швидка на підйом, то що б Ви їй не сказали вона матиме дотепну відповідь.

    deSie ist eine Schnelldenkerin: Egal was man zu ihr sagt, sie hat immer eine kluge Erwiderung parat.

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  3. The player made a splendid comeback.

    deDer Spieler legte ein großartiges Comeback hin.

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  4. Tom has made an impressive comeback.

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  5. Frosted tips are making a comeback.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
return to fame etc.:
Русский
By meaning 2
return to fame etc.:
sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
return to fame etc.:
retort or answer:

Origin

Deverbal from come back.

Deverbal from come back.

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Forms

plural: comebacks
Singularcomeback
Pluralcomebacks

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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