come on meaning and definition

COME ON verb

Definition of come on (verb)

1. appear or become visible; make a showing
   • "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
   • synonyms: come out, show up, surface, turn up
2. move towards
   • "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
   • synonyms: approach, come near, draw close, draw near, go up, near
3. develop in a positive way
   • "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
   • synonyms: advance, come along, get along, get on, progress, shape up
   • antonym: regress
4. start running, functioning, or operating
   • "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
   • synonyms: come up, go on
   • antonym: go off
5. occur or become available
   • "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"