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come up from behind

come up from behind verb: to surprisingly succeed despite long odds; to stealthily or unobtrusively rise up from a low-status position.

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.

Forms of come up from behind

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

Questions about come up from behind

What does come up from behind mean?
Come up from behind means to surprisingly succeed despite long odds; to stealthily or unobtrusively rise up from a low-status position.
What part of speech is come up from behind?
Come up from behind is a verb.
What is the past tense of come up from behind?
The past tense of come up from behind is came up from behind.

Words near come up from behind in the dictionary

  1. come unstuck
  2. come up
  3. come up against
  4. come up and bite
  5. come up and bitten
  6. come up from behind
  7. come up roses
  8. come up short
  9. come up smelling like a rose
  10. come up smelling of roses
  11. come up snake eyes

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