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came good

came good is the simple past of come good.

Meaning of come good

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To become successful or turn out well after earlier poor performance or lack of promise.
    • Near-synonym: make good
    Synonyms:
    make good

Questions about came good

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

Words near came good in the dictionary

  1. came from a Cracker Jack box
  2. came from a good place
  3. came from behind
  4. came from below
  5. came full circle
  6. came good
  7. came high
  8. came home
  9. came home by weeping cross
  10. came home to roost
  11. came in

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