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come away empty

come away empty verb: to come away without having received anything.

Verb

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

  1. To come away without having received anything.
    • A former gold medallist, he nevertheless came away empty from this year's Olympic Games.

Forms of come away empty

third-person singular presentcomes away empty
present participlecoming away empty
pastcame away empty
past participlecome away empty

Questions about come away empty

What does come away empty mean?
Come away empty means to come away without having received anything.
What part of speech is come away empty?
Come away empty is a verb.
What is the past tense of come away empty?
The past tense of come away empty is came away empty.

Words near come away empty in the dictionary

  1. come as no surprise
  2. come at
  3. come at a cost
  4. come at me
  5. come away
  6. come away empty
  7. come back
  8. come back from
  9. come back from the dead
  10. come back to bite
  11. come back to haunt

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