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came forth

came forth is the simple past of come forth.

Meaning of come forth

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.
    • Suddenly a man appeared and came forth out of the fog.
    Synonyms:
    forthcome
  2. (intransitive) To volunteer to provide something.
    • Betty came forth with verification of his claims.

Questions about came forth

What is came forth the simple past of?
Came forth is the simple past of come forth.

Words near came forth in the dictionary

  1. came down with
  2. came down with one's dust
  3. came down with the dust
  4. came first
  5. came for
  6. came forth
  7. came forward
  8. came from
  9. came from a Cracker Jack box
  10. came from a good place
  11. came from behind

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