come on

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для поощрения кого-либо сделать что-то, выражения нетерпения или указания на то, что что-то начинается или прогрессирует.

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

uncountable · irregular verb · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Encouragement or urginginformal

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

   Давай

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

   Synonymsget goingget movinggo on

2. Start or begininformal

   To begin to happen or operate.

   Начинаться

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

   Synonymsactivatebeginkick instartswitch onturn on

   Antonymsceaseendhaltstop

3. informal

   To make progress or develop in a particular way.

   Продвигаться

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

   Synonymsadvancedevelopflourishget alongimprovemake headwayproceedprogressshape upthrive

   Antonymsdeclinedeteriorateregressstagnate

Base verbcome