The team came within an ace of winning the championship.camecame /keɪm/ verb 
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The team came within an ace of winning the championship. People still remember the 1958 revolution and what came after (=happened after it). Simpson came off the bench to play in midfield. The event came to a close (=finished) with a disco. The whole of this area came under Soviet control after World War II. A large branch came crashing down. The crunch came when my bank asked for my credit card back. When it came to the crunch, she couldn’t agree to marry him. People came from far and wide (=came from many places) to see the concert. Environmental issues came to the fore in the 1980s. The decision to buy Peters came hard on the heels of the club’s promotion to Division One. The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose (=became unattached). All their plans came to naught (=failed). Peace negotiations came to nought (=were not successful). The egg cracked open and out came a baby chick. The shower head just came to pieces (=broke into separate parts) in my hand. In the second half Leeds came roaring back with two goals in five minutes. The children came running out of the house. Help came in the shape of a $10,000 loan from his parents. The news came as something of a surprise. She came straight out with it and said she was leaving. I was really pleased that they came to visit me. Suntanning first came into vogue in the mid-1930s.
the past tense of come The team came within an ace of winning the championship. People still remember the 1958 revolution and what came after (=happened after it). Simpson came off the bench to play in midfield. The event came to a close (=finished) with a disco. The whole of this area came under Soviet control after World War II. A large branch came crashing down. The crunch came when my bank asked for my credit card back. When it came to the crunch, she couldn’t agree to marry him. People came from far and wide (=came from many places) to see the concert. Environmental issues came to the fore in the 1980s. The decision to buy Peters came hard on the heels of the club’s promotion to Division One. The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose (=became unattached). All their plans came to naught (=failed). Peace negotiations came to nought (=were not successful). The egg cracked open and out came a baby chick. The shower head just came to pieces (=broke into separate parts) in my hand.· I would rather you came in spring.
In the second half Leeds came roaring back with two goals in five minutes. The children came running out of the house. Help came in the shape of a $10,000 loan from his parents. The news came as something of a surprise. She came straight out with it and said she was leaving. I was really pleased that they came to visit me. Suntanning first came into vogue in the mid-1930s.· She would love it if you came.