comeback
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
comeback (plural comebacks)
- A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
- That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
- 2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com[1]:
- According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale comeback! It will be the girls' first Korean comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy."
- A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
- I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
- (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
- 2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC[2]:
- Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.
Usage notes
In sense “reply”, more casual than retort or the somewhat formal rejoinder.
Synonyms
Translations
return to fame etc.
retort or answer
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sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English comeback.
Pronunciation
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Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: come‧back
Noun
comeback m (plural comebacks, diminutive comebackje n)
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑmbæk/, [ˈkɑ̝mbæk]
- (Finnicized) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmbækːi/, [ˈkɑ̝mbækːi]
- Hyphenation: come‧back
Noun
comeback
- (colloquial) comeback (return to popularity, success, fame etc.)
- Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.
- I think that fad is making a comeback.
- Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.
Declension
Inflection of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackia | comebackeja | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
accusative | nom. | comeback | comebackit | |
gen. | comebackin | |||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackia | comebackeja | ||
inessive | comebackissa | comebackeissa | ||
elative | comebackista | comebackeista | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
adessive | comebackilla | comebackeilla | ||
ablative | comebackilta | comebackeilta | ||
allative | comebackille | comebackeille | ||
essive | comebackina | comebackeina | ||
translative | comebackiksi | comebackeiksi | ||
abessive | comebackitta | comebackeitta | ||
instructive | — | comebackein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Inflection of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackiä | comebackejä | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
accusative | nom. | comeback | comebackit | |
gen. | comebackin | |||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackiä | comebackejä | ||
inessive | comebackissä | comebackeissä | ||
elative | comebackistä | comebackeistä | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
adessive | comebackillä | comebackeillä | ||
ablative | comebackiltä | comebackeiltä | ||
allative | comebackille | comebackeille | ||
essive | comebackinä | comebackeinä | ||
translative | comebackiksi | comebackeiksi | ||
abessive | comebackittä | comebackeittä | ||
instructive | — | comebackein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms
French
Etymology
From English comeback, an anglicism.
Noun
comeback m (plural comebacks)
- (anglicism) comeback; a return
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
comeback m or n (definite singular comebacken or comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebackene or comebacka)
- a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)
References
- “comeback” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
comeback n (definite singular comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebacka)
- a comeback (as above)
References
- “comeback” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From English comeback, an anglicism.
Noun
comeback c
- (anglicism) comeback; a return
Declension
Declension of comeback | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | comeback | comebacken | comebacker | comebackerna |
Genitive | comebacks | comebackens | comebackers | comebackernas |
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