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came away empty

came away empty is the simple past of come away empty.

Meaning of come away empty

Verb

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

  1. To come away without having received anything.
    • A former gold medallist, he nevertheless came away empty from this year's Olympic Games.

Questions about came away empty

What is came away empty the simple past of?
Came away empty is the simple past of come away empty.

Words near came away empty in the dictionary

  1. came around
  2. came as no surprise
  3. came at
  4. came at a cost
  5. came away
  6. came away empty
  7. came back
  8. came back from the dead
  9. came back to bite
  10. came back to haunt
  11. came before

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