English Dictionary

come on

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌkʌm ˈɒn/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 電気・電子機器 慣用表現 to不定詞 イギリス英語 口語 補充形 くだけた表現 句動詞

(transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon. / (intransitive) To appear on a stage or in a performance.

日本語の意味

（他動詞として）偶然出会う、見つける；発見する / （自動詞として）舞台やパフォーマンスに登場する

While cleaning the attic, I happened to come on a box of letters from decades ago.

屋根裏を掃除していたら、数十年前の手紙が入った箱を見つけました。

意味（1）

(transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon.

Turning the corner, I came on Julia sitting by the riverbank.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To appear on a stage or in a performance.

I think he's coming on too late after my line.

意味（3）

(transitive, intransitive) To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing.

I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite show came on.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To progress, to develop.

The new garden is coming on nicely.

意味（5）

(intransitive, of an electric or electronic device, especially a light) To activate; to turn on.

The light came on as soon as I flicked the switch.

意味（6）

(intransitive, idiomatic, with to) To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.

She started coming on to me as soon as my wife left the room.

意味（7）

(intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, UK) To get one's period, start menstruating.

Overall, menstrual modernity in the form of a more efficient throwaway technology was seized on and celebrated, as was the opportunity to send your man off to the shop to get it if you came on suddenly.

意味（8）

(sports, of a substitute) To enter the playing field.

Blackburn made their third and final substitution with 25 minutes remaining, with Brett Emerton coming on for Dunn as they looked for ways to stem the Newcastle tide.

意味（9）

(intransitive, informal, with adverbial words such as in, by, round, over, up, down) Elaboration of come (in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement.

Don't just stand there on the doorstep. Come on in!

comes on （ present singular third-person ）

coming on （ participle present ）

came on （ past ）

come on （ participle past ）