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Come on

//ˌkʌm ˈɔn// intj, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Come along with me; join me in going.

    "I'll show you where the auditorium is. Come on!"

  2. 2
    Synonym of let's go, a cheer or expression of support, encouragement, &c.

    "Come on, George! You can win!"

  3. 3
    An expression of disbelief.

    "Come on! You can't possibly expect me to believe that."

  4. 4
    An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up.

    "Aw, come on! Get on with it!"

  5. 5
    An expression of defiance or as a challenge; approach; come at me.

    "Come on! I'm not afraid of you."

Verb
  1. 1
    To encounter, discover; to come upon. transitive

    "Turning the corner, I came on Julia sitting by the riverbank."

  2. 2
    develop in a positive way wordnet
  3. 3
    To appear on a stage or in a performance. intransitive

    "I think he's coming on too late after my line."

  4. 4
    occur or become available wordnet
  5. 5
    To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing. intransitive, transitive

    "I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite show came on."

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  1. 6
    appear or become visible; make a showing wordnet
  2. 7
    To progress, to develop; to come along. intransitive

    "The new garden is coming on nicely."

  3. 8
    start running, functioning, or operating wordnet
  4. 9
    To activate; to turn on. intransitive

    "The light came on as soon as I flicked the switch."

  5. 10
    move towards wordnet
  6. 11
    To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions. idiomatic, intransitive

    "She started coming on to me as soon as my wife left the room."

  7. 12
    To get one's period, start menstruating. UK, colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive

    "Overall, menstrual modernity in the form of a more efficient throwaway technology was seized on and celebrated, as was the opportunity to send your man off to the shop to get it if you came on suddenly."

  8. 13
    To enter the playing field.

    "Blackburn made their third and final substitution with 25 minutes remaining, with Brett Emerton coming on for Dunn as they looked for ways to stem the Newcastle tide."

  9. 14
    Elaboration of come (in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement. informal, intransitive

    "Don't just stand there on the doorstep. Come on in!"

  10. 15
    To appear or seem to be a particular. slang

    "He's coming on strong."

  11. 16
    To begin to feel the effects of a drug; to start causing effects. intransitive, slang, transitive

    "The coke came on me quickly."

  12. 17
    To join a job, hobby or other practice. slang, transitive

    "He came on at the same time as me."

  13. 18
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, on.

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