Come-and-go Definition

verb

(idiomatic) To alternately enter and exit into something (physically or figuratively)

He comes and goes into this building as he pleases.
She comes and goes into my life.
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(idiomatic) To repeatedly appear and disappear (said especially of a feeling or pain)

My headaches come and go, but the pain in my neck is constant.
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Come-and-go Sentence Examples

  • The back door was ajar so that the dog could come and go.

  • Amongst the elements of our thought there are some which we can make and unmake at our pleasure; there are others which come and go without our wish; there is also a third class which is of the very essence of our thinking, and which dominates our conceptions.

  • Like everything else, trends in scrapbooking come and go.

  • The expedition sailed on the 10th of July 1824, but was for some months unable to do more than come and go between Rhodes and Crete.

  • They were all gathered, either in Edith's room or nearby in the hall—Corday, Fitzgerald and a number of uniforms who seemed to come and go.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

OGO

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Words Starting With C and Ending With O

Starts With C & Ends With OStarts With CO & Ends With OStarts With C & Ends With GO

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With C11 Letter Words Ending With O