come-on
1 of 2noun
ˈkəm-ˌȯn 
-ˌän
1
: something (such as an advertising promotion) intended to entice or allure
2
: a usually sexual advance
come on
2 of 2verb
came on; come on; coming on; comes on
intransitive verb
1
a
: to advance by degrees
darkness came on
b
: to begin by degrees
rain came on toward noon
2
a
: please —used in cajoling or pleading
b
—used interjectionally to express astonishment, incredulity, or recognition of a put-on
3
: to project an indicated personal image
comes on as a conservative
4
: to show sexual interest in someone
also : to make sexual advances —usually used with to
tried to come on to her
Synonyms
Noun
- allurement
- bait
- enticement
- lure
- siren song
- temptation
- turn-on
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Legal Definition
come on
intransitive verb
: to be brought forward (as a case in court)
the first prize case of the war…came on for trial
W. G. Young
W. G. Youngcomes on
verb
as in is
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- is
- arrives
- sets in
- emerges
- lives
- exists
- breathes
- subsists
- appears
- begins
- starts
- commences
- coalesces
- coheres
- forms
- originates
- continues
- arises
- shapes (up)
- springs
- dawns
- lasts
- actualizes
- survives
- persists
- materializes
- engenders
- endures
- breaks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ends
- stops
- ceases
- concludes
- finishes
- disappears
- terminates
- quits
- dies
- halts
- vanishes
- dissolves
- expires
- departs
- discontinues
- desists
- passes away
- evaporates
- perishes