come back from

verb

To become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc.

“It's tough to come back from a public humiliation.”

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Meanings

verbcome back from (third-person singular simple present comes back from, present participle coming back from, simple past came back from, past participle come back from)

present singular third person comes back from · participle present coming back from · past came back from

  1. To become successful, confident or effective again after an injury, setback, failure, embarrassment, etc.

    It's tough to come back from a public humiliation.

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APA

come back from. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20back%20from

MLA

“come back from.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20back%20from. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come back from,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20back%20from.

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