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come alongs

come alongs is the plural of come along.

Meaning of come along

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To accompany.
    • I'd like you to come along with me to the opera.
    Synonyms:
    come with
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To arise, appear (make an appearance), come into being.
    • When the telephone first came along, it was mostly just for businesses and rich people, but eventually almost everyone got one.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To progress; to make progress; to quicken.
    • The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.
    Synonyms:
    develop, rock along

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Questions about come alongs

What is come alongs the plural of?
Come alongs is the plural of come along.

Words near come alongs in the dictionary

  1. come after
  2. come again
  3. come alive
  4. come aloft
  5. come along
  6. come alongs
  7. come and go
  8. come and gone
  9. come apart
  10. come apart at the seams
  11. come around

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