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came up against

came up against is the simple past of come up against.

Meaning of come up against

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To face (someone, something) in a match, problem, competition or fight.

Questions about came up against

What is came up against the simple past of?
Came up against is the simple past of come up against.

Words near came up against in the dictionary

  1. came together
  2. came true
  3. came under
  4. came unhinged
  5. came up
  6. came up against
  7. came up and bit
  8. came up from behind
  9. came up roses
  10. came up short
  11. came up snake eyes

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