come on

Language: en

Meaning: (transitive)Toencounter,discover; tocome upon.Synonym:come acrossTurning the corner, Icame onJulia sitting by the riverbank.; (intransitive)To appear on a stage or in a performance.I think he'scoming ontoo late after my line.; (transitive,intransitive)To bebroadcast(through a device), or(of a broadcast)to begin playing.I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite showcame on.A salsa songcame onthe radio.; (intransitive)Toprogress, todevelop; tocome along.The new garden iscoming onnicely.1913,D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “Chapter 10”, inSons and Lovers, London:Duckworth & Co.[…],→OCLC:But she looked a lady, Paul declared, as much as Mrs. Major Moreton, and far, far nicer. The family wascoming on. Only Morel remained unchanged, or rather, lapsed slowly.; (intransitive,of an electric or electronic device, especially a light)Toactivate; toturn on.The lightcame onas soon as I flicked the switch.She pressed the power button and waited for the screen tocome on.; (intransitive,idiomatic,withto)To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.Synonyms:hit on,pass,propositionShe startedcoming onto me as soon as my wife left the room.1988,Julie Brown,Charlie Coffey,Terrence E. McNally,Earth Girls Are Easy(motion picture), spoken by Valerie (Geena Davis):Wait a minute. Are you likecoming onto me? Is this a pass? Because, I mean, if it is, sex is like totally out of the question.1992, “Babies”, inJarvis Cocker(lyrics),His 'n' Hers, performed byPulp:And so you went with Neve / Oh yeah, and Neve wascoming on; (intransitive,idiomatic,colloquial,UK)To get one'speriod, start menstruating.2009,Jenny Diski, “Short cuts”, inLondon Review of Books, XXXI.20:Overall, menstrual modernity in the form of a more efficient throwaway technology was seized on and celebrated, as was the opportunity to send your man off to the shop to get it if youcame onsuddenly.; (sports,of a substitute)Toenterthe playing field.2011February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0-0 Newcastle”, inBBC‎[1]:Blackburn made their third and final substitution with 25 minutes remaining, with Brett Emertoncoming onfor Dunn as they looked for ways to stem the Newcastle tide.2023November 11, Matthew Howarth, “Arsenal 3-1 Burnley”, inBBC Sport:One of few positives from a Burnley perspective was a first appearance of the season for forward Michael Obafemi, whocame onwith five minutes remaining after recovering from a long-term hamstring injury; (intransitive,informal,with adverbial words such asin,by,round,over,up,down)Elaboration ofcome(in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement.Don't just stand there on the doorstep.Come on in!Don't leave withoutcoming on roundto see the baby.You told me tocome on overwhenever I get the chance, and here I am!Come on upto my place on the third floor.Pleasecome on home.; (slang)To appear or seem to be a particular.He'scoming onstrong.Theycamea trickonme.; (slang,intransitive,transitive)To begin to feel the effects of a drug; to start causing effects.The cokecame onme quickly.; (slang,transitive)To join a job, hobby or other practice.Hecame onat the same time as me.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seecome,‎on.

Examples:

EN: - Liz, come on.
ES: - Vamos, Liz.
EN: It is the pirates' turn to come on the stage of the world.
ES: El mundo actual ya es nuestro turno.
EN: You don't come on time to work or to meals.
ES: "No llegas a tiempo ni al trabajo ni a las comidas.
EN: Ken has nevertheless begged me anyway to come on Saturday, like we are used to.
ES: Ken, sin embargo, me había rogado que viniera el Sábado, como solemos.
EN: "Come on, come on," said Big Jim.
ES: "Tráelo ya" dijo Big Jim.
EN: - Tell us, come on. - It's been a while. - How long?
ES: No sé .... hace tiempo.....
EN: Mom, come on!
ES: Mamá Go!
EN: Come on, come on! Now!
ES: ¡Vamos, valiente!
EN: "Come on, Sir, come on home."
ES: "Vamos a casa, hermana"
EN: That will not come on time.
ES: "Que no va a entrar a tiempo."
EN: Well, well, come on!
ES: - Bueno, bueno, ¡Vamos!
EN: Do I come on now?"
ES: ¿Salgo ahora?
ES: ¿Salgo ahora?
EN: Oh, I shouldn't have come on this trip.
ES: No debería haber hecho este viaje.
EN: All right, come on, pay me some of that coin, you guys.
ES: Muy bien, adelante, páguenme, muchachos.
EN: Come on, come on.
ES: Andando, andando.

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