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come from behind

come from behind verb: to be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.

Verb

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

  1. To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.
    • Chelsea kept their faint Premier League title hopes alive and damaged Manchester United's own ambitions as they came from behind to beat the leaders at Stamford Bridge.2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC

Forms of come from behind

third-person singular presentcomes from behind
present participlecoming from behind
pastcame from behind
past participlecome from behind

Questions about come from behind

What does come from behind mean?
Come from behind means to be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.
What part of speech is come from behind?
Come from behind is a verb.
What is the past tense of come from behind?
The past tense of come from behind is came from behind.

Words near come from behind in the dictionary

  1. come forth
  2. come forward
  3. come from
  4. come from a Cracker Jack box
  5. come from a good place
  6. come from behind
  7. come from below
  8. come from the right place
  9. come full circle
  10. come get some
  11. come good

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