COMING BACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coming back mean? 

• COMING BACK (noun)
  The noun COMING BACK has 1 sense:

1. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

  Familiarity information: COMING BACK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMING BACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

coming back; return

Hypernyms ("coming back" is a kind of...):

turn; turning (a movement in a new direction)

 Context examples 

“Oh, you brave, brave woman,” I said, when I saw the life coming back into her face.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

I am coming back to you, John. I am coming back to-day . . . now.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

‘That’s all right,’ said he, coming back.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“By Jove, the doctor is coming back!” cried Holmes.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She shook her head, and, coming back, sat down in her place.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The whole party have left Netherfield by this time, and are on their way to town—and without any intention of coming back again.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

“Oh, the mystery!” he answered, coming back with a start to the realities of life.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If you can travel this month, do, or if you are just coming back from a trip you took in February, you will be feeling refreshed.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

However, if you itch all over, have hives that keep coming back or have itching without an apparent cause, you might require medical attention.

(Itching, NIH)

Treatment that is given to help keep cancer from coming back after it has disappeared following the initial therapy.

(Maintenance therapy, NCI Dictionary)