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c'mon

UK/kəˈmɒn//kəˈmɔn/

c'mon is the contraction of come on.

Meaning of come on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon.
    • Turning the corner, I came on Julia sitting by the riverbank.
    Synonyms:
    come across
  2. (intransitive) To appear on a stage or in a performance.
    • I think he's coming on too late after my line.
  3. (intransitive, transitive) To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing.
    • I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite show came on.
  4. (intransitive) To progress, to develop; to come along.
    • The new garden is coming on nicely.
  5. (intransitive, especially a light) To activate; to turn on.
    • The light came on as soon as I flicked the switch.
  6. (idiomatic, intransitive) To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.
    • She started coming on to me as soon as my wife left the room.
    Synonyms:
    hit on, pass, proposition

See all 18 meanings of come on

Forms of c'mon

alternative formc'm'on
alternative formcmon

Words that rhyme with c'mon

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Questions about c'mon

What is c'mon the contraction of?
C'mon is the contraction of come on.
How do you pronounce c'mon?
C'mon is pronounced /kəˈmɒn/ (UK).

Words near c'mon in the dictionary

  1. c'm'ere
  2. c'm'on
  3. c'maan
  4. c'mere
  5. c'min
  6. c'mon
  7. c'n
  8. c's
  9. C'th
  10. C'ville
  11. c'waam

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Adapted from Wiktionary: c'mon (page history and authors); come on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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