Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic, informal)Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?

    How come you didn’t leave when you had the chance?

    wie kommt es dass, warum, wieso

    почему́ жеpočemú že, почему́počemú, почему́ э́тоpočemú éto

    як такjak tak

Examples

374 sentences
  1. How come you aren't taking me?

    Як так ти не береш мене з собою?

    ruПочему это ты меня не возьмешь?

    deWie kommt's, dass du mich nicht nimmst?

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  2. How do you come to school?

    Як ти добираєшся до школи?

    ruКак ты добираешься до школы?

    deWie kommst du zur Schule?

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  3. How come you don't believe me?

    Чому ти мені не віриш?

    deWie kommt es, daß du mir nicht glaubst?

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  4. How did you come to know her?

    Як ти з нею познайомився?

    ruКак ты с ней познакомился?

    deWie hast du sie kennengelernt?

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  5. How many people came to your concert?

    Скільки людей прийшло на ваш концерт?

    ruСколько человек пришло на твой концерт?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Earliest use in its modern form can also be found in The Trial of Titus Oates, referring t

Earliest use in its modern form can also be found in The Trial of Titus Oates, referring to a trial that took place in 1685:

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Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhow so

See also

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