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came short

came short is the simple past of come short.

Meaning of come short

Verb

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

  1. (+ of) to miss
  2. (+ of) to be inferior to

Questions about came short

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

Words near came short in the dictionary

  1. came out with
  2. came over
  3. came right
  4. came round
  5. came running
  6. came short
  7. came the acid
  8. came the old acid
  9. came the old soldier
  10. came thick and fast
  11. came through

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