Dictionary entry details
• COME ON (verb)
Meaning:
Appear or become visible; make a showing
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
come on; come out; show up; turn up; surface
Context examples:
She turned up at the funeral / I hope the list key is going to surface again
Hypernyms (to "come on" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move towards
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
draw near; near; approach; come on; draw close; come near; go up
Context examples:
We were approaching our destination / They are drawing near / The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Hypernyms (to "come on" is one way to...):
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
"Come on" entails doing...:
advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come on"):
drive up (approach while driving)
bear down on; bear down upon (sail towards another vessel, of a ship)
edge in; edge up (push one's way into (a space))
close (draw near)
crowd; push (approach a certain age or speed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Develop in a positive way
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
shape up; progress; come along; come on; get along; get on; advance
Context examples:
He progressed well in school / My plants are coming along / Plans are shaping up
Hypernyms (to "come on" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come on"):
climb (improve one's social status)
leapfrog (progress by large jumps instead of small increments)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Start running, functioning, or operating
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
come on; go on; come up
Context examples:
the lights went on / the computer came up
Hypernyms (to "come on" is one way to...):
get going; go; start (begin or set in motion)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Occur or become available
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
water or electricity came on again after the earthquake
Hypernyms (to "come on" is one way to...):
begin; commence; get; get down; set about; set out; start; start out (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
