come on

• Verbo frasal que se usa para animar a alguien a hacer algo, expresar impaciencia o indicar que algo comienza o progresa.

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

incontable · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Encouragement or urginginformal

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

   ánimo o prisa

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

   Sinónimosget goingget movinggo on

2. Start or begininformal

   To begin to happen or operate.

   comenzar a ocurrir

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

   Sinónimosactivatebeginkick instartswitch onturn on

   Antónimosceaseendhaltstop

3. informal

   To make progress or develop in a particular way.

   progresar o desarrollarse

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

   Sinónimosadvancedevelopflourishget alongimprovemake headwayproceedprogressshape upthrive

   Antónimosdeclinedeteriorateregressstagnate

Verbo basecome