comeback
English
Etymology
come + back
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmbæk/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
comeback (plural comebacks)
- 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."
- 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.
- (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.
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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)
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Verb
comeback
- Misspelling of come back.
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)
- comeback
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
- (colloquial) comeback (return to popularity, success, fame etc.)
- Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.
- I think that fad is making a comeback.
- Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.
Declension
Inflection of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | comebackini | comebackimme |
2nd person | comebackisi | comebackinne |
3rd person | comebackinsä |
Synonyms
- paluu
- nousu (in sports, etc.)
French
Etymology
From English comeback.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔm.bak/, /kœm.bak/
Noun
comeback m (plural comebacks)
- (anglicism) comeback; a return
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English comeback.
Noun
comeback m or n (definite singular comebacken or comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebackene or comebacka)
- 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.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English comeback.
Noun
comeback n (definite singular comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebacka)
- 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.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamˈbɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ambɛk
- Syllabification: come‧back
Noun
comeback m inan
- comeback (return to fame)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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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
Swedish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.
Noun
comeback c
- comeback; a return
- Synonym: återkomst
Declension
Declension of comeback | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | comeback | comebacken | comebacker | comebackerna |
Genitive | comebacks | comebackens | comebackers | comebackernas |
Further reading
- comeback in Svensk ordbok.