English Phrase of the Day
how comeDefinitions
| English > English | ||
| how come | ||
| 1. adv. (idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose? | ||
| How come you didn’t leave when you had the chance? | ||
| Analysis | ||
| how |  © | |
| 1. adv. To what degree. | ||
| How often do you practice? | ||
| 2. adv. In what manner. | ||
| How do you solve this puzzle? How else can we get this finished? | ||
| 3. adj. In what state. | ||
| come | © | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to. | ||
| She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes... | ||
| 2. v. To move towards the speaker. | ||
| I called the dog, but she wouldn't come. | ||
| Stop dawdling and come here! | ||
Example Sentences
How come I don't smell nothing.  Then how come we're not cooked? I love her, so how come I'm not faithful? If you're so lucky, how come you had such a big blackout? Then how come I had to get a cat scan? |
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