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come on

Dictionary definition · come on

verb

  1. appear or become visible; make a showing"She turned up at the funeral"
  2. move towards"We were approaching our destination"
  3. develop in a positive way"He progressed well in school"
  4. start running, functioning, or operating"the lights went on"
  5. occur or become available"water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).