come back to

phrasal-verb
UK: /kʌm bæk tuː/
US: /kʌm bæk tuː/

  1. To return to a place.

    1. I will come back to school tomorrow. [ ] [ ]
    2. After a long trip, it's good to come back to your own house. [ ] [ ]

  2. To start thinking or talking about something again.

    1. Let's come back to this point later. [ ] [ ]
    2. I want to come back to what you said about the budget cuts. [ ] [ ]

  3. To reply or respond to something, often sharply.

    1. He'll come back to that comment later. [ ] [ ]
    2. She didn't know how to come back to his insulting remarks. [ ] [ ]

  4. To remember something.

    1. It'll come back to you eventually. [ ] [ ]
    2. The answer didn't immediately come back to me during the exam. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

reply revert to return to recall remember

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "come back to" in English means: To return to a place., To start thinking or talking about something again., To reply or respond to something, often sharply., To remember something..

The phonetic transcription of "come back to" is /kʌm bæk tuː/ in British English and /kʌm bæk tuː/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "come back to": reply, revert to, return to, recall, remember.

Example usage of "come back to": "I will come back to school tomorrow.". More examples on the page.