Synonyms

came

¹ American

[keym] / keɪm /

verb

simple past tense of come.

came ² American

[keym] / keɪm /

noun

a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.

came ¹ British

/ keɪm /

verb

the past tense of come

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came ² British

/ keɪm /

noun

a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light

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Etymology

Origin of came

First recorded in 1680–90; special use of came “ridge”; comb, kame ¹

Example Sentences

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Then came Saturday night when he had a breakthrough moment, winning the state 165-pound championship as a 17-year-old senior for Birmingham High.

From Los Angeles Times

Salt and Buttler came into the tournament ranked second and fourth in the batting rankings respectively.

From BBC

"It came to us via email and one of our curators thought, this is really an interesting image, we've known about the painting for over 100 years but we've never seen it."

From BBC

"It depends if this is seen as a direct attack on Aramco by the Iranian leadership or a rogue drone that just came close," a source close to the Saudi government told AFP Monday.

From Barron's

All three of Liverpool's goals in the first half of their 5-2 win against West Ham United on Saturday came from corners.

From BBC

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