a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light
Word origin
C17: of unknown origin
came in American English1
(keɪm)
verb intransitive
pt. of
come
came in American English2
(keɪm)
noun
a lead strip used to fasten together panes of glass, as in stained-glass windows
Word origin
< ? MDu kaam, lit., comb1
Examples of 'came' in a sentence
came
She came to Kansas City - that's my home town - about four years ago.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
The image of the man's hand on Marianne's belly came back to me.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
It was dark, the only light came from tiny windows on the landing.
Lisa Scottoline RUNNING FROM THE LAW (2002)
All related terms of 'came'
come
When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
misbecome
to be unbecoming to or unsuitable for
come at
If a person or animal comes at you, they move towards you in a threatening way and try to attack you.
come by
To come by something means to obtain it or find it.
come for
If people such as soldiers or police come for you, they come to find you, usually in order to harm you or take you away, for example to prison .
come in
If information , a report , or a telephone call comes in , it is received.
come of
to be descended from
come off
If something comes off , it is successful or effective .
come on
You say ' Come on' to someone to encourage them to do something they do not much want to do.
come out
When a new product such as a book or CD comes out , it becomes available to the public.
come to
When someone who is unconscious comes to , they recover consciousness.
come up
If someone comes up or comes up to you, they approach you until they are standing close to you.
come about
When you say how or when something came about , you say how or when it happened.
come along
You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something.
come away
to become detached
come back
If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it.
come down
If the cost , level , or amount of something comes down , it becomes less than it was before.
come from
to be or have been a resident or native (of)
come into
If someone comes into some money, some property, or a title, they inherit it.
come over
If a feeling or desire , especially a strange or surprising one, comes over you, it affects you strongly.
come round
to be restored to life or consciousness
come under
If you come under attack or pressure , for example , people attack you or put pressure on you.
come upon
If you come upon someone or something, you meet them or find them by chance .
come across
If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance .
come around
If someone comes around or comes round to your house , they call there to see you.
come between
If someone or something comes between two people, or comes between a person and a thing, they make the relationship or connection between them less close or happy .
come forward
If someone comes forward , they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help .
come in for
If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame , they receive it.
come on to
When you come on to a particular topic , you start discussing it.
come out in
If you come out in spots , you become covered with them.
come through
To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
come up for
When someone or something comes up for consideration or action of some kind , the time arrives when they have to be considered or dealt with.
come up to
To be coming up to a time or state means to be getting near to it.
come back to
If you come back to a topic or point, you talk about it again later.
come down on
If you come down on one side of an argument , you declare that you support that side.
come down to
If a problem , decision , or question comes down to a particular thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
come out with
If you come out with a remark , especially a surprising one, you make it.
come up with
If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
come down with
If you come down with an illness , you get it.
come up against
If you come up against a problem or difficulty , you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
comeback
If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback , they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
comedown
If you say that something is a comedown , you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
Chinese translation of 'came'
came
(keɪm)
pt
ofcome
come
(kʌm)
Word forms:ptcame
Word forms:ppcome
vi
(= move towards, arrive) 来(來) (lái)
come here!到这(這)儿(兒)来(來)！ (dào zhèr lái!)
I'm just coming!我这(這)就来(來)！ (wǒ zhè jiù lái!)
can I come too?我也能来(來)吗(嗎)？ (wǒ yě néng lái ma?)
come with me跟我来(來) (gēn wǒ lái)
a girl came into the room一个(個)女孩进(進)了房间(間) (yī gè nǚhái jìnle fángjiān)
he came to a door他到了门(門)口 (tā dàole ménkǒu)
why don't you come to lunch on Saturday?何不星期六过(過)来(來)吃午饭(飯)呢？ (hé bù xīngqīliù guòlái chī wǔfàn ne?)
to come to/and do sth来(來)做某事 (lái zuò mǒushì)
he's come here to work他已经(經)到了这(這)儿(兒)工作 (tā yǐjīng dàole zhèr gōngzuò)
to come to (= reach) 到达(達) (dàodá) (= amount to) 达(達)到 (dádào)
her hair came to her waist她的头(頭)发(髮)长(長)到腰的位置了 (tā de tóufa zhǎng dào yāo de wèizhì le)
to come to a decision做出决(決)定 (zuòchū juédìng)
the bill came to £40账(賬)单(單)共计(計)40英镑(鎊) (zhàngdān gòngjì sìshí yīngbàng)
(= occur)
an idea came to me我想到了一个(個)主意 (wǒ xiǎngdàole yīgè zhǔyi)
it suddenly came to me that ... 我突然想到 ... (wǒ tūrán xiǎng dào ... )
(in inheritance, as payment etc)
to come to sb留给(給)某人 (liú gěi mǒurén)
(= be, become)
to come first/second/last etc (in series) 排在第一/第二/最后(後)等 (páizài dìyī/dì'èr/zuìhòu děng) (in competition, race) 位居第一/第二/最后(後)等 (wèijū dìyī/dì'èr/zuìhòu děng)
to come loose/undone etc松(鬆)了/解开(開)了等 (sōngle/jiěkāile děng)
I've come to like him我开(開)始喜欢(歡)上他了 (wǒ kāishǐ xǐhuan shàng tā le)
how did you come to meet him?你是怎么(麼)遇到他的？ (nǐ shì zěnme yùdào tā de?)
(= be available)
it comes in blue or green蓝(藍)色或绿(綠)色的有现(現)货(貨) (lánsè huò lǜsè de yǒu xiànhuò)
(in expressions)
when you come down to it, when it comes down to it归(歸)根结(結)底 (guī gēn jié dǐ)
come to think of it再想想 (zài xiǎngxiǎng)
⇒ You know, when you come to think of it, this is very odd.再想想的话，这是很奇怪的。 (Zài xiǎngxiǎng de huà, zhè shì hěn qíguài de.)
when it comes to ... 当(當)谈(談)到 ... (dāng tándào ... )