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come up against

come up against verb: to face (someone, something) in a match, problem, competition or fight.

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.

come up against meaning in Kannada

come up against in Kannada

ಕಷ್ಟಗಳನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸು, ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳು

Forms of come up against

third-person singular presentcomes up against
present participlecoming up against
pastcame up against
past participlecome up against

Questions about come up against

What does come up against mean?
Come up against means to face (someone, something) in a match, problem, competition or fight.
What is come up against in Kannada?
Come up against in Kannada is ಕಷ್ಟಗಳನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸು, ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳು. See Come up against meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is come up against?
Come up against is a verb.
What is the past tense of come up against?
The past tense of come up against is came up against.

Words near come up against in the dictionary

  1. come under
  2. come undone
  3. come unhinged
  4. come unstuck
  5. come up
  6. come up against
  7. come up and bite
  8. come up and bitten
  9. come up from behind
  10. come up roses
  11. come up short

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