come along

English

Alternative forms

• come-along, comealong

Pronunciation

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Verb

come along (third-person singular simple present comes along, present participle coming along, simple past came along, past participle come along)

1. (intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany.

   I'd like you to come along with me to the opera.

2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To progress; to make progress.

   The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.

Synonyms

• (accompany): come with
• (progress): rock along

Translations

accompany

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 陪 (pui⁴)

  Mandarin: 陪伴 (zh) (péibàn), 陪同 (zh) (péitóng)

• Finnish: tulla mukaan
• French: accompagner (fr), venir (fr)
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• German: mitgehen (de)
• Hindi: साथ चलना (sāth calnā), साथ आना (sāth ānā), संग चलना (saṅg calnā), संग आना (saṅg ānā)
• Hungarian: jön vele (hu)
• Swedish: följa med (sv), hänga på

make progress

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 進展／进展 (zh) (jìnzhǎn), 进展 (jìnzhǎn)

• Finnish: edistyä (fi), edetä (fi)
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• French: avancer (fr)
• Hungarian: alakul (hu), halad (hu)

Noun

come along (plural come alongs)

1. (technical) Alternative form of come-along

   The kayak was tied to the roof of her car with two come alongs.

Translations

come-along — see come-along

Interjection

come along

1. Expression of encouragement or mild reproach.

   Come along, dear, there's no point crying over it.

   Come along, Jane. Please finish your homework.

Translations

expression of mild reproach

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

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• Finnish: rauhoitu
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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