comeback

comeback

See also: Comeback, come back, come-back, and Come-back

English

Etymology

come +‎ back

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌmbæk/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

comeback (plural comebacks)

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

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

   • 2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com‎:

     According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale comeback! It will be the girls' first Korean comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy."

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

   Synonyms: rejoinder, retort

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

3. (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
   • 2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC‎:

     Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.

Usage notes

In sense “reply”, more casual than retort or the somewhat formal rejoinder.

Derived terms

• comeback kid
• comeback money
• comeback sauce

Related terms

• come back

Descendants

• → Dutch: comeback m
• → Finnish: comeback
• → French: comeback m
• → German: Comeback n
• → Norwegian Bokmål: comeback m or n
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: comeback n
• → Persian: کامبک‎ (kâmbak)
• → Russian: камбэ́к m (kambɛ́k)
• → Swedish: comeback c
• → Ukrainian: камбе́к m (kambék)

Translations

return to fame etc.

Bulgarian: връщане (bg) n (vrǎštane) Danish: tilbagekomst c, comeback n Faroese: afturkoma f Finnish: paluu (fi), comeback (fi) German: Rückkehr (de) f, Comeback (de) n Icelandic: endurkoma f, afturkoma f Japanese: 復活 (ja) (fukkatsu), カムバック (kamubakku) Korean: 재기(再起) (ko) (jaegi), 컴백 (ko) (keombaek) Norwegian: Bokmål: comeback m or n, gjenkomst Nynorsk: comeback n, gjenkomst Polish: comeback (pl) m Russian: возвраще́ние (ru) n (vozvraščénije), (of movie stars, neologism) камбэ́к (ru) m (kambɛ́k) Swedish: återkomst (sv) c, comeback (sv) c Ukrainian: пове́рнення n (povérnennja), камбе́к m (kambék)

retort or answer

Bulgarian: отговор (bg) m (otgovor), възражение (bg) n (vǎzraženie) Finnish: vastaveto French: repartie (fr) f Hungarian: visszavágás (hu), riposzt (hu) Maori: kupu paremata Polish: riposta (pl) f

sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage

Catalan: remuntada (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Esperanto: please add this translation if you can Finnish: nousu (fi) French: remontée (fr) f, comeback (fr) m Persian: کامبک‎ (kâmbak) Portuguese: virada f Spanish: remontada (es) f Tagalog: please add this translation if you can Ukrainian: камбе́к m (kambék)

Verb

comeback

1. Misspelling of come back.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English comeback.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑm.bɛk/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: come‧back

Noun

comeback m (plural comebacks, diminutive comebackje n)

1. comeback

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• come-back

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmbæk/, [ˈkæmbæk]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmbækːi/, [ˈkæmbækːi]
• Syllabification^(key): come‧back

Noun

comeback

1. (colloquial) comeback (return to popularity, success, fame etc.)

   Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.

   I think that fad is making a comeback.

Declension

Inflection of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		comeback	comebackit
genitive		comebackin	comebackien
partitive		comebackia	comebackeja
illative		comebackiin	comebackeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		comeback	comebackit
accusative	nom.	comeback	comebackit
	gen.	comebackin
genitive		comebackin	comebackien
partitive		comebackia	comebackeja
inessive		comebackissa	comebackeissa
elative		comebackista	comebackeista
illative		comebackiin	comebackeihin
adessive		comebackilla	comebackeilla
ablative		comebackilta	comebackeilta
allative		comebackille	comebackeille
essive		comebackina	comebackeina
translative		comebackiksi	comebackeiksi
instructive		—	comebackein
abessive		comebackitta	comebackeitta
comitative		—	comebackeineen

Possessive forms of comeback (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	comebackini	comebackimme
2nd person	comebackisi	comebackinne
3rd person	comebackinsa

Inflection of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		comeback	comebackit
genitive		comebackin	comebackien
partitive		comebackiä	comebackejä
illative		comebackiin	comebackeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		comeback	comebackit
accusative	nom.	comeback	comebackit
	gen.	comebackin
genitive		comebackin	comebackien
partitive		comebackiä	comebackejä
inessive		comebackissä	comebackeissä
elative		comebackistä	comebackeistä
illative		comebackiin	comebackeihin
adessive		comebackillä	comebackeillä
ablative		comebackiltä	comebackeiltä
allative		comebackille	comebackeille
essive		comebackinä	comebackeinä
translative		comebackiksi	comebackeiksi
instructive		—	comebackein
abessive		comebackittä	comebackeittä
comitative		—	comebackeineen

Possessive forms of comeback (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	comebackini	comebackimme
2nd person	comebackisi	comebackinne
3rd person	comebackinsä

Synonyms

• paluu
• nousu (in sports, etc.)

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French

Etymology

From English comeback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔm.bak/, /kœm.bak/

Noun

comeback m (plural comebacks)

1. (anglicism) comeback; a return

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English comeback.

Noun

comeback m or n (definite singular comebacken or comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebackene or comebacka)

1. a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)

References

• “comeback” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English comeback.

Noun

comeback n (definite singular comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebacka)

1. a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)

References

• “comeback” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamˈbɛk/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ambɛk
• Syllabification: come‧back

Noun

comeback m inan

1. comeback (return to fame)

Declension

Declension of comeback

	singular	plural
nominative	comeback	comebacki
genitive	comebacku	comebacków
dative	comebackowi	comebackom
accusative	comeback	comebacki
instrumental	comebackiem	comebackami
locative	comebacku	comebackach
vocative	comebacku	comebacki

Further reading

• comeback in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• comeback in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.

Noun

comeback c

1. comeback; a return

   Synonym: återkomst

Declension

Declension of comeback
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	comeback	comebacken	comebacker	comebackerna
Genitive	comebacks	comebackens	comebackers	comebackernas

Further reading

• comeback in Svensk ordbok.