come-back

Definition of come-back in English English dictionary: To return to a place
But he never knew that it really was his own Bunny, come back to look at the child who had first helped him to be Real.
comeback: A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.)
That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
comeback: A retort or answer
I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
come back: When something comes back, it becomes fashionable again. I'm glad hats are coming back. see also comeback
come back: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"
come back: come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
come back: answer back
come back: return
come back: even the score, in sports
come back: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
come back: If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it. He was also an MP -- I'll think of his name in a moment when it comes back to me When I thought about it, it all came back
come back to: If you come back to a topic or point, you talk about it again later. `What does that mean please?' --- `I'm coming back to that. Just write it down for the minute.'
comeback: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
comeback: If you have no comeback when someone has done something wrong to you, there is nothing you can do to have them punished or held responsible. = redress
comeback: {i} returning, coming back; recovery; spirited reply, sharp answer
comeback: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
comeback: If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away. Sixties singing star Petula Clark is making a comeback
comeback: If something makes a comeback, it becomes fashionable again. Tight fitting T-shirts are making a comeback
don't bother to come back: goodbye and don't return