Meaning of "come on" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF COME ON

come on

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COME ON

Come on is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb come on in English.

WHAT DOES COME ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Come On

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Definition of come on in the English dictionary

The first definition of come on in the dictionary is to become available; start running or functioning. Other definition of come on is to make or show progress; develop. Come on is also to advance, esp in battle.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COME ON

PRESENT

Present

I come on

you come on

he/she/it comes on

we come on

you come on

they come on

Present continuous

I am coming on

you are coming on

he/she/it is coming on

we are coming on

you are coming on

they are coming on

Present perfect

I have come on

you have come on

he/she/it has come on

we have come on

you have come on

they have come on

Present perfect continuous

I have been coming on

you have been coming on

he/she/it has been coming on

we have been coming on

you have been coming on

they have been coming on

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I came on

you came on

he/she/it came on

we came on

you came on

they came on

Past continuous

I was coming on

you were coming on

he/she/it was coming on

we were coming on

you were coming on

they were coming on

Past perfect

I had come on

you had come on

he/she/it had come on

we had come on

you had come on

they had come on

Past perfect continuous

I had been coming on

you had been coming on

he/she/it had been coming on

we had been coming on

you had been coming on

they had been coming on

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will come on

you will come on

he/she/it will come on

we will come on

you will come on

they will come on

Future continuous

I will be coming on

you will be coming on

he/she/it will be coming on

we will be coming on

you will be coming on

they will be coming on

Future perfect

I will have come on

you will have come on

he/she/it will have come on

we will have come on

you will have come on

they will have come on

Future perfect continuous

I will have been coming on

you will have been coming on

he/she/it will have been coming on

we will have been coming on

you will have been coming on

they will have been coming on

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would come on

you would come on

he/she/it would come on

we would come on

you would come on

they would come on

Conditional continuous

I would be coming on

you would be coming on

he/she/it would be coming on

we would be coming on

you would be coming on

they would be coming on

Conditional perfect

I would have come on

you would have come on

he/she/it would have come on

we would have come on

you would have come on

they would have come on

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been coming on

you would have been coming on

he/she/it would have been coming on

we would have been coming on

you would have been coming on

they would have been coming on

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you come on
we let´s come on
you come on

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to come on

Past participle

come on

Present Participle

coming on

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COME ON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «come on» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of come on

advance · appear · begin · develop · improve · proceed · progress · take place

TRANSLATION OF COME ON

Find out the translation of come on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of come on from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «come on» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 来吧
• Translator English - Spanish: venga
• English: come on
• Translator English - Hindi: चलो
• Translator English - Arabic: هيا
• Translator English - Russian: подойди
• Translator English - Portuguese: venha
• Translator English - Bengali: খারাপ থেকে আসা
• Translator English - French: Allons
• Translator English - Malay: Terburuk
• Translator English - German: komm schon
• Translator English - Japanese: 来る
• Translator English - Korean: 어서
• Translator English - Javanese: Teka mati paling awon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đến ngày
• Translator English - Tamil: மிக மோசமான
• Translator English - Marathi: सर्वात वाईट पडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: En kötülerinden
• Translator English - Italian: dai
• Translator English - Polish: chodź
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підійди
• Translator English - Romanian: haide
• Translator English - Greek: έλα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kom op
• Translator English - Swedish: kom igen
• Translator English - Norwegian: kom igjen

10 QUOTES WITH «COME ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come on.

1

Roger Ailes

If somebody wants to book Alec Baldwin on one of our shows, and he wants to come on and talk to our people and say what he wants, I don't care. We would question him on his choice of words.

2

Gary Allan

If you come on my property, I've got you from the second that you enter on. There's little lasers... my TVs come on in my room and fall just right on you. So, there's no way to sneak up on me. And I've got a loud dog.

3

Richard Ayoade

A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one person is generally the straight man, and the laughs generally come on the reaction of the straight man to the funny thing the other person has done.

4

Roger Bart

It's kind of fun to be a clown. I've always played the clown. The clowns come on, get the biggest, juiciest laughs, and then leave.

5

Ashley Benson

My first celeb crush was Hanson. I loved all three of them. My sister and I would always fight, and whenever they would come on the TV, we would always give them a kiss on the TV. And I also had a crush on Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Every time he would come on the screen, he was like my boyfriend. I was such a nerd like that.

6

Big Boi

Look, I got 11,052 songs on my iPod. Cyndi Lauper, Guns N' Roses, Geto Boys, N.W.A.... push shuffle and anything will come on.

7

Edward McKendree Bounds

The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men - men of prayer.

8

Albert Brooks

There's always the standard six people you can hire that have played all these villains in Hollywood. Instinctively, when they come on screen, you know what's going to happen. You don't know the story, but you know what they do.

9

Jake Bugg

Before I was 12 years old, I had no interest in music; I was just into football. Then I heard Don McLean's 'Vincent' come on at the end of an episode of 'The Simpsons.' You know when you hear something and you don't understand why you like it, you just do? That's how I felt. I just thought, 'I want to be able to write songs like that.'

10

Richard Burr

We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME ON»

Discover the use of come on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Come on Seabiscuit!

Moving and inspirational, "Come on Seabiscuit!" is a reminder of the qualities that make a real American champion.

Ralph Moody, 2003

Come On, Rain

A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.

Karen Hesse, 1999

Come on All You Ghosts

Written by one of the country's leading younger poets, "Zapruder's poems don't merely attempt beauty, they attain it."--"Boston Review"

Matthew Zapruder, 2013

Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors

The authors aim to help empower people make the daunting transition from victims to victors. Come On, People! is always engaging, and loaded with heart-piercing stories of the problems facing many communities.

Bill Cosby, 2007

Come On, Dad!: 75 Things for Fathers and Sons to Do Together

Offers seventy-five activities for fathers and sons to do together, including making pizza, camping in the backyard, and collecting bugs.

Ed Avis, 2008

Come on Down?: Popular Media Culture in Post-War Britain

This introduction to popular media culture in Britain discusses the ways in which popular culture can be studied, understood and appreciated, and covers its key analytical issues and some of its most important processes.

Dominic Strinati, Stephen Wagg, 2004

Come On Church! Wake Up!: Sin within the Church, and what ...

In Come On Church! Wake Up! author Michele Neal shares the God-inspired message that drove her to action. She calls believers to wake from their state of complacency, repent, and begin to serve God wholeheartedly before it is too late.

Michele Neal, 2013

Come on In!: Recipes from the Junior League of Jackson, ...

One of the most elegant cookbooks you will ever own! Screen doors are a symbol of southern hospitality -- they invite you in to enjoy warm conversation and delicious food.

‎1991

Come on Tim

Tim, Michael and Anna are playing on the playground. Tim is scared to go down the pole.

Jenny Giles, 1994

Come On, Mom!: 75 Things for Mothers and Daughters to Do ...

Offers seventy-five activities for mothers and daughters to do together, including going shopping, learning to fold napkins, and washing a car.

Cynthia MacGregor, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME ON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come on is used in the context of the following news items.

Come on, Canada. Time to get in the giant fighting robot economy

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Prices dipped as large volumes of wool come on to the market

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5 things to know today, and come on, Washington, clean up your …

The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of ... «Portland Business Journal, Jul 15»

Texas to NH businesses: Come on down

(In June), Gov. Maggie Hassan vetoed a fiscally responsible budget that reduced the tax burden on job creators while funding critical services ... «Southeast Texas Record, Jul 15»

PSO invites brass community to come on stage

This is an awesome opportunity: The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is welcoming brass players of all ages to join the brass and percussion ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

Come on down

The Merchants Guild has invited more than 100 vendors and non-profits to participate this year. And co-chairs Tim Mullally and Corrine Iurato ... «The Warwick Advertiser, Jul 15»

COME ON ALONG: Posada Java hosts free summer concerts

Debb Johnson with the Arizona Banjo Blasters entertains a full crowd at the 2014 concert series at Posada Java. The group performs this ... «Green Valley News, Jul 15»

TVtvpe: Come on, Rap with me - Sharknado 3, Oh Hell No! Oh Hell No!

Iam Ziering stars as Fin Shepard in "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" coming to Syfy channel on July 22. SYFY. Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 12:00 ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»

Aw, Come On, Who Blew Up Cowileo's Head in Bucktown This …

BUCKTOWN — "Cowileo," a life-sized sculpture of a standing cow peering into a telescope just steps from the Damen Avenue Bloomingdale ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»

Come on you Brewers as club turns 65

THIS week marked 65 years since the historic meeting when Burton Albion first came into being. And for the first time in its history, it is marking ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»