English

Noun
en-noun2|come on|come ons

1. A statement or sometimes action reflecting sexual or relational interest.

#:I was minding my own business, and then he gives me a come on.

Verb
en-verb|inf=to come on|comes on|coming on|came on|come on

1. To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions

#:He started coming on to me as soon as my husband left the room.

1. To progress, to develop

#: ''The new garden is coming on nicely.

Translations
trans-top|to show sexual or relational interest
Finnish: flirttailla
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to progress, to develop
Finnish: kehittyä, edistyä, edetä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
come
hit on
on

Interjection
en-intj|pos=come on

1. An expression of encouragement.

#:Come on, George! You can win!

1. An expression of disbelief.

#: Come on! You can't possibly expect me to believe that.
#:Synonym: come off it

1. hurry up

Pronunciation
(interjection) audio|Comeon.ogg|Audio (UK)

Translations
trans-top|an expression of encouragement
French: allez
Spanish: vamos
trans-mid
Swedish: kom igen
trans-bottom

trans-top|an expression of disbelief
Finnish: älä viitsiä|viitsi
trans-mid
Swedish: kom igen, kom an
trans-bottom

trans-top|hurry up
Finnish: pitää|pidä kiirettä
trans-mid
Swedish: kom igen, skynda, skynda på
trans-bottom

Category:English phrasal verbs
Category:English past participles

fr:come on
it:come on
ru:come on
fi:come on

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