comeback

See also Comeback, and come back

English

Noun

comeback (plural comebacks)

1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.).

   That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

   • 2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, BBC:

     Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.

2. A retort or answer.

   I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

Translations

a return

• Bulgarian: връщане (bg) (vrǎštane) n
• German: Rückkehr (de) f, Comeback (de) n

• Russian: возвращение (ru) (vozvraščénije) n, (of movie stars, neologism) камбэк (ru) (kambék) m

a retort or answer

• Bulgarian: отговор (bg) (otgovor) m, възражение (bg) (vǎzraženie) n

• French: repartie (fr) f

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French

Etymology

From English comeback, an anglicism.

Noun

comeback m (plural comebacks)

1. (anglicism) comeback; a return

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Swedish

Etymology

From English comeback, an anglicism.

Noun

comeback c

1. (anglicism) comeback; a return

Declension

Declension of comeback

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	comeback	comebacken	comebacker	comebackerna
genitive	comebacks	comebackens	comebackers	comebackernas