come on

• Partikelverb, das verwendet wird, um jemanden zu ermutigen, etwas zu tun, Ungeduld auszudrücken oder anzuzeigen, dass etwas beginnt oder voranschreitet.

A phrasal verb used to encourage someone to do something, to express impatience, or to indicate that something is beginning or progressing.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. Encouragement or urginginformal

   Used to encourage someone to do something or to hurry up.

   Los, komm

   • Come on, we're going to be late!
   • Come on, you can do it!
   • Come on, let's go to the park.

   Synonymeget goingget movinggo on

2. Start or begininformal

   To begin to happen or operate.

   Anfangen

   • The lights came on automatically.
   • The rain came on suddenly.
   • The heating comes on at six in the morning.

   Synonymeactivatebeginkick instartswitch onturn on

   Antonymeceaseendhaltstop

3. informal

   To make progress or develop in a particular way.

   Vorankommen

   • How is your project coming on?
   • Her English is coming on really well.
   • The new garden is coming on nicely.

   Synonymeadvancedevelopflourishget alongimprovemake headwayproceedprogressshape upthrive

   Antonymedeclinedeteriorateregressstagnate

Grundverbcome