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came through

came through is the simple past of come through.

Meaning of come through

Verb

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

  1. To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
    • I can see Mr Smith now. Please ask him to come through.
  2. (idiomatic) To survive, to endure.
    • He came through the surgery unharmed.
  3. To be communicated or expressed successfully.
    • The anger in her song really came through.
  4. (intransitive, slang) To provide information on something; to confess.
  5. (idiomatic, intransitive) To succeed; to survive and overcome struggles.
    • The team came through in the end and won the pennant.
  6. To not let somebody down, keep or fulfil one's word or promise; to deliver (something).
    • She really came through for us when the project was in trouble.
    Synonyms:
    deliver
    Antonyms:
    disappoint, fail

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Questions about came through

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

Words near came through in the dictionary

  1. came short
  2. came the acid
  3. came the old acid
  4. came the old soldier
  5. came thick and fast
  6. came through
  7. came to
  8. came to a boil
  9. came to a close
  10. came to a head
  11. came to a sticky end

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