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comes short

comes short is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come short.

Meaning of come short

Verb

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

  1. (+ of) to miss
  2. (+ of) to be inferior to

Questions about comes short

What is comes short the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes short is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come short.

Words near comes short in the dictionary

  1. comes out with
  2. comes over
  3. comes right
  4. comes round
  5. comes running
  6. comes short
  7. comes the acid
  8. comes the old acid
  9. comes the old soldier
  10. comes thick and fast
  11. comes through

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