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came up from behind

came up from behind is the simple past of come up from behind.

Meaning of come up from behind

Verb

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

  1. To surprisingly succeed despite long odds; to stealthily or unobtrusively rise up from a low-status position.

Questions about came up from behind

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

Words near came up from behind in the dictionary

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

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