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came on to

came on to is the simple past of come on to.

Meaning of come on to

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To make a romantic or sexual advance to.
    • He was really coming on to me at the party.
    Synonyms:
    hit on, make a pass
  2. (slang, transitive) To harass (someone).
  3. To start to.
    • It came on to snow after dusk.

Questions about came on to

What is came on to the simple past of?
Came on to is the simple past of come on to.

Words near came on to in the dictionary

  1. came off it
  2. came off second best
  3. came on
  4. came on over
  5. came on strong
  6. came on to
  7. came one's way
  8. came online
  9. came onto
  10. came out
  11. came out in

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