Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come from behind

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables: come from be-hind
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.

Example Sentences

"Chelsea kept their faint Premier League title hopes alive and damaged Manchester United's own ambitions as they came from behind to beat the leaders at Stamford Bridge."

Inflected Forms

comes from behind (present, singular) coming from behind (participle, present) came from behind (past)

Questions

What does come from behind mean?: To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position.

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