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Commoncame
The correct spelling is came.
How to pronounce came
/keɪm/
prepositionIPA: /keɪm/
Say it like: Cam-e
The correct spelling is came. Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation For example: "She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"
Usage Examples
“She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]”
“The pain in his leg comes and goes.”
“She came to think of that country as her home.”
Meanings
preposition
- 1.Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
verb
- 1.To move from further away to nearer to.
- 2.To arrive.
- 3.To appear, to manifest itself.
- 4.(with an infinitive) To begin to have an opinion or feeling.
- 5.(with an infinitive) To do something by chance, without intending to do it.
noun
- 1.A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.
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