Elementary ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #15 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Come Back

to return

Examples

  • Come back soon.

Key rules

  • Come back means return to a place or person
  • It is intransitive and does not take an object
  • Use "come back to" for returning to a place, topic or conversation
  • "Come" shows movement toward the speaker, "go" shows movement away

Common mistakes

  • I will come to back โ†’ I will come back
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Use "come back" in conversation for "return"; "return" is more formal.

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