COME ON | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of come on – Learner’s Dictionary

come on

phrasal verb with come verb
uk
/kʌm/
us
past tense came | past participle come

(START)

to start to happen or work:
The heating comes on at six in the morning.
I think I have a cold coming on.

(MAKE PROGRESS)

to make progress:
How's your new novel coming on?
Come on! informal
B1
used to encourage someone to do something, to hurry, to try harder, etc:
Come on! We're going to be late.

(DISAGREEMENT)

used to tell someone that you do not agree with them, do not believe them, etc:
Come on Bob! You made the same excuse last week.

(Definition of come on from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of come on

in Chinese (Traditional)
開始, 開始發生, 開始工作…
in Chinese (Simplified)
开始, 开始发生, 开始工作…
in Spanish
¡venga!, encenderse, ir…
in Portuguese
vamos lá!, dar em cima de alguém, começar a funcionar…
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सुरू होणे, एखाद्याला काहीतरी करण्यास प्रोत्साहित करणे, विशेषत: घाई करणे किंवा कठोर प्रयत्न करणे किंवा आपल्याला काहीतरी सांगणे…
早く!, さあ!, 作動(さどう)する…
olmaya başlamak, çalışmaya başlamak, ilerlemek…
se mettre en route, avancer, se déclarer…
opkomen, voortmaken, komaan…
நடக்கத் தொடங்க அல்லது வேலை செய்ய, எதையாவது செய்ய ஒருவரை ஊக்குவிப்பதற்காக, குறிப்பாக அவசரப்படுத்த அல்லது கடினமாக முயற்சிக்க அல்லது உங்களுக்கு ஏதாவது சொல்ல வேண்டும் என்று கூற…
काम शुरू होना, उत्साह बढ़ाना या प्रोत्साहित करना…
શરૂ થવું, કરવું, કોઈને કંઈક કરવા માટે પ્રોત્સાહિત કરવા કહેવાય છે…
vise sig, kom nu!, fart på!…
träda fram [på scenen], kom nu då!, kom igen!…
muncul, cepat, jangan merepek…
auftreten, los!, beeil´ dich!…
komme på, gå fremover, utvikle seg…
آنا, ہونا, شروع ہونا…
з'являтися, мерщій!, геть так!…
включаться, начинаться, продвигаться…
జరగడం లేక పని చేయడం ప్రారంభించడం, కం ఒన్, ఎవరైనా ఏదైనా చేయమని ప్రోత్సహించడానికి…
কিছু শুরু হওয়া, কাউকে উৎসাহ দিয়ে কোনো কাজ করিয়ে নেওয়া, বিশেষত খুব শীগগির অথবা কঠিন চেষ্টা করে করা বা কিছু বলে ফেলা…
vystoupit (o herci), spěchat, pospíšit si…
tampil, cepat!, sudahlah!…
ปรากฏ, รีบ, ไม่ใช่เรื่องตลก…
bước ra sân khấu, nhanh lên, tiếp tục…
włączać się, zaczynać się, posuwać się…
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