Meanings
verbcome good (third-person singular simple present comes good, present participle coming good, simple past came good, past participle come good)
present singular third person comes good · participle present coming good · past came good
- intransitiveTo become successful or turn out well after earlier poor performance or lack of promise.
Near-synonym: make good
1 more example
She was a wayward child but came good when she landed a job in the fashion industry.
Synonyms: make good
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo become successful or turn out well after earlier poor performance or lack of promise.
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come good. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20good
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come good,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20good.
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