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{{also|come-on}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
; Verb
* {{IPA|en|/ˌkʌm ˈɒn/|a=UK,Eastern New England}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˌkʌm ˈɔn/|a=Southern US,Midland US}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˌkʌm ˈɑn/|a=Northern US,or,cot-caught}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-come on.ogg|a=US}}

; Interjection
* {{audio|en|En-uk-come_on.ogg|a=UK}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb|come<,,came,come> on}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[encounter]], [[discover]]; to [[come upon]].
#: {{syn|en|come across}}
#: {{ux|en|Turning the corner, I '''came on''' Julia sitting by the riverbank.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To appear on a stage or in a performance.
#: {{ux|en|I think he's '''coming on''' too late after my line.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To be [[broadcast]] (through a device), or {{ng|(of a broadcast)}} to begin playing.
#: {{ux|en|I was going to turn off the TV, but my favorite show '''came on'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|A salsa song '''came on''' the radio.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[progress]], to [[develop]]; to [[come along]].
#: {{ux|en|The new garden is '''coming on''' nicely.}}
#* {{RQ:Lawrence Sons and Lovers|[[s:Sons and Lovers/Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]|passage=But she looked a lady, Paul declared, as much as Mrs. Major Moreton, and far, far nicer. The family was '''coming on'''. Only Morel remained unchanged, or rather, lapsed slowly.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|of an electric or electronic device, especially a light}} To [[activate]]; to [[turn on]].
#: {{ux|en|The light '''came on''' as soon as I flicked the switch.}}
#: {{ux|en|She pressed the power button and waited for the screen to '''come on'''.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|idiomatic|with ''to''}} To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.
#: {{synonyms|en|hit on|pass|proposition}}
#: {{ux|en|She started '''coming on''' to me as soon as my wife left the room.}}
#* {{quote-av|en|medium=motion picture|year=1988|writer=w:Julie Brown; {{w|Charlie Coffey (writer)|Charlie Coffey}}; w:Terrence E. McNally|title=Earth Girls Are Easy|role=Valerie|actor=Geena Davis|passage=Wait a minute. Are you like '''coming on''' to me? Is this a pass? Because, I mean, if it is, sex is like totally out of the question.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|year=1992|title={{w|Babies (song)|Babies}}|lyricist={{w|Jarvis Cocker}}|album=His 'n' Hers|artist={{w|Pulp}}|passage=And so you went with Neve / Oh yeah, and Neve was '''coming on'''}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|idiomatic|colloquial|UK}} To get one's [[period]], start menstruating.
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2009|author=w:Jenny Diski|title=Short cuts|journal=London Review of Books|section=XXXI.20
|passage=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.}}
# {{lb|en|sports|of a substitute}} To [[enter]] the playing field.
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=February 12, 2011|author=Nabil Hassan|title=Blackburn 0-0 Newcastle|work=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9392811.stm|passage=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.}}
#* {{quote-web|en|date=11/11/2023|author=Matthew Howarth|work=BBC Sport|title=Arsenal 3-1 Burnley|passage=One of few positives from a Burnley perspective was a first appearance of the season for forward Michael Obafemi, who '''came on''' with five minutes remaining after recovering from a long-term hamstring injury}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|informal|with adverbial words such as ''in'', ''by'', ''round'', ''over'', ''up'', ''down''}} {{non-gloss|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}}.
#: {{ux|en|Don't just stand there on the doorstep. '''Come on in'''!}}
#: {{ux|en|Don't leave without '''coming on round''' to see the baby.}}
#: {{ux|en|You told me to '''come on over''' whenever I get the chance, and here I am!}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Come on up''' to my place on the third floor.}}
#: {{ux|en|Please '''come on home'''.}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} To appear or seem to be a particular.
#: {{ux|en|He's '''coming on''' strong.}}
#: {{ux|en|They '''came''' a trick '''on''' me.}}
# {{lb|en|slang|intransitive|transitive}} To begin to feel the effects of a drug; to start causing effects.
#: {{ux|en|The coke '''came on''' me quickly.}}
# {{lb|en|slang|transitive}} To join a job, hobby or other practice.
#: {{ux|en|He '''came on''' at the same time as me.}}
# {{&lit|en}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|come on to}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|come-on#Noun|pos=n}}

====Translations====
{{trans-see|to encounter, discover|come across}}

{{trans-top|to appear on a stage or in a performance}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|esiintyä}}
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{{trans-top|to be broadcast}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tulla}}
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{{trans-top|to progress, to develop}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|goed groeien}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kehittyä}}, {{t+|fi|edistyä}}, {{t+|fi|edetä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|avancer}}
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{{trans-see|of an electric or electronic device, to activate|turn on}}

{{trans-see|to show sexual or relational interest|come on to}}

{{trans-top|to get one's period}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|haar regels krijgen}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alkaa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|avoir ses ours}}, {{t+|fr|avoir ses Anglais}}
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{{trans-top|sports: to enter the playing field}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[tulla]] [[kenttä|kentälle]]}}
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===Interjection===
{{en-interj}}

# [[come along|Come along]] with me; join me in going.
#: {{ux|en|I'll show you where the auditorium is. '''Come on'''!}}
# {{synonym of|en|let's go}}, a [[cheer]] or [[expression]] of [[support]], [[encouragement]], &c.
#: {{ux|en|'''Come on''', George! You can win!}}
# {{non-gloss|An expression of [[disbelief]].}}
#: {{syn|en|come off it|shut up|c'mon|get out of here|no way|Thesaurus:bullshit}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Come on!''' You can't possibly expect me to believe that.}}
# {{non-gloss|An expression of [[frustration]], [[exasperation]], or [[impatience]]}}; [[hurry up]].
#: {{ux|en|Aw, '''come on!''' Get on with it!}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Come on''', we don't want to miss the train!}}
# {{non-gloss|An expression of [[defiance]] or as a [[challenge]]}}; [[approach]]; come at me.
#: {{ux|en|'''Come on!''' I'm not afraid of you.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1847|author=John Maddison Morton|title={{w|Box and Cox (farce)|Box and Cox}}
|passage=BOX: {{...}} Hark ye, sir—can you fight?<br>COX: No, sir.<br>BOX: No? Then '''come on'''—}}

====Alternative forms====
* {{sense|cheer}} {{alter|en|c'mon|carn}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|pt|camone|bor=1}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|come along with me}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[tulla|tule]] [[mukaan]]}}
* German: {{t|de|[[komm]] [[mit]]}}
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{{trans-top|expression of encouragement}}
* Afrikaans: {{t-needed|af}}
* Albanian: {{t-needed|sq}}
* Bulgarian: {{t-needed|bg}}
* Catalan: {{t-needed|ca}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|加油|tr=jiāyóu}}
* Czech: {{t-needed|cs}}
* Danish: {{t-needed|da}}
* Dutch: {{t-needed|nl}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[antaa mennä|anna mennä]]}}
* French: {{t|fr|[[allez]]}}
* German: {{t|de|komm schon}}, {{t|de|auf geht's}}
* Hebrew: {{t-needed|he}}
* Hindi: {{t-needed|hi}}
* Hungarian: {{t-needed|hu}}
* Icelandic: {{t-needed|is}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|ayo}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|seo leat!}}, {{t|ga|seo libh!}}
* Italian: {{t-needed|it}}
* Japanese: {{t-needed|ja}}
* Kazakh: {{t-needed|kk}}
* Korean: {{t-needed|ko}}
* Lithuanian: {{t-needed|lt}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|ајде}}
* Malay: {{t-needed|ms}}
* Norwegian: {{t-needed|no}}
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|kom igjen}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|[[mieć|masz]] [[to]]!}}
* Portuguese: {{t-needed|pt}}
* Romanian: {{t-needed|ro}}
* Russian: {{t-needed|ru}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t-needed|sh}}
*: Latin: {{t-needed|sh}}
* Slovak: {{t-needed|sk}}
* Slovene: {{t-needed|sl}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|hala}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|kom igen}}
* Tagalog: {{t-needed|tl}}
* Turkish: {{t-needed|tr}}
* Ukrainian: {{t-needed|uk}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-needed|vi}}
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{{trans-top|expression of disbelief}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|別鬧了}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|kom op}}, {{t+|nl|kom aan}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|älä viitsi}}
* French: {{t|fr|mais enfin}}, {{t|fr|mais voyons}}, {{t|fr|c'est pas vrai}}, {{t+|fr|quoi}}
* German: {{t|de|Komm!}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|έλα}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|láttu ekki svona!}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|ayolah!}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|suvvia}}, {{t|it|ma dai}}, {{t|it|e dai}}, {{t|it|ma no}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|まさか|tr=masaka|sc=Jpan}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|mala te}}, {{t+|kmr|heyho}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|no jak to}}, {{t|pl|no weź}}, {{t|pl|ja cię proszę}}, {{t|pl|ja nie mogę}}, {{t|pl|no gdzie}}, {{t+|pl|serio}}, {{t|pl|kaman}} {{qualifier|slang}}, {{t|pl|coś ty}} {{qualifier|unformal}}, {{t|pl|no co ty}} {{qualifier|unformal}}, {{t|pl|ej no}}, {{t|pl|no nie no}}, {{t|pl|weź}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pelo amor de Deus}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|haide}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ну-ну́!}}, {{t+|ru|да ну́!}}, {{t+|ru|брось!}}, {{t|ru|да ла́дно тебе́!}}, {{t|ru|по́лно-те!}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|por favor|alt=¡por favor!}}, {{t|es|¡venga ya!}}, {{t+|es|qué va}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|kom igen}}, {{t+|sv|kom an}}
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{{trans-top|hurry up}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|արագացրու}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|haydı}}, {{t|az|tələs}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|快一點|alt=快一點！|tr=kuài yīdiǎn!}}
* Danish: {{t|da|kom nu}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|kom op}}, {{t|nl|vlug een beetje!}}, {{t+|nl|kom aan}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[pitää|pidä]] [[kiire|kiirettä]]}}, {{t+|fi|vauhti|alt=vauhtia}}, {{t|fi|hopi hopi}}, {{t|fi|no niin}}
* French: {{t+|fr|allez}}
* German: {{t+|de|los}}, {{t+|de|dalli}}, {{t|de|Na kommt!}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|εἶα}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|andiamo}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|急ぐ|tr=いそげ, isoge|alt=急げ|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|早く|tr=はやく, hayaku|sc=Jpan}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|de}}, {{t+|kmr|haydî}}, {{t+|kmr|yella}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|а́јде}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|mari}}, {{t+|ms|ayuh}}
*: Jawi: {{t|ms|ماري}}, {{t|ms|ايوه}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|kom igjen}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|kom igjen}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|د بیا|tr=de biyâ}}, {{t|fa|یالّا|tr=yâllâ}}, {{t|fa|آهان د|tr=âhân de}}, {{t|fa|بجنب|tr=bejonb}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|dalej}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|vamos!}}, {{t+|pt|anda!}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|haide!}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|айда́!}}, {{t+|ru|пошли́}}, {{t+|ru|пое́хали}}, {{t|ru|пойдёмте}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|hajde}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|¡vamos!}}, {{t+|es|¡andando!}}, {{t+|es|¡órale!}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|kom igen}}, {{t+|sv|skynda}}, {{t+|sv|skynda på}}, {{t|sv|kom nu}}
* Thai: {{t|th|มาเลย|tr=mā ley}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|haydi}}, {{t|tr|acele et}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|[[mau lên]]}}, {{t|vi|[[nhanh lên]]}}, {{t|vi|[[vội lên]]}}
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{{trans-top|expression of exasperation/impatience}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|joo joo}}, {{t|fi|hopi hopi}}, {{t|fi|no niin}}
* French: {{t|fr|mais enfin}}, {{t+|fr|à la fin}}, {{t+|fr|quoi}}, {{t+|fr|voyons}}
* German: {{t|de|Na kommt!}}, {{t|de|komm schon!}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|επιτέλους}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|weź}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|kom igen}}
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{{trans-top|expression of defiance}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|siitä vaan}}, {{t|fi|siitä vain}}, {{t|fi|antaa tulla}}
* German: {{t|de|Komm schon!}}, {{t|de|Geh Schon!}}, {{t|de|Mach schon!}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|kom igen}}
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* Yiddish: {{t-check|yi|אַנו}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=cemnoo|oncome}}

{{cln|en|imperative sentences|verb forms using redundant wikisyntax}}
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