Meanings
verbcome short (third-person singular simple present comes short, present participle coming short, simple past came short, past participle come short)
present singular third person comes short · participle present coming short · past came short
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with come short
supportreportcourtshortsortportsporttransportresortfortimportexportescorttortquartforteabortsnortwortmortortdistortconsortthwart
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APA
come short. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20short
MLA
“come short.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20short. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come short,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20short.
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