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Definitions

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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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