come again

idiom

Meaning

A polite request for someone to repeat what they just said because it was not heard or understood clearly.

Examples

I'm sorry, could you come again? I didn't quite catch that.
Come again? I don't think I heard you correctly the first time.

Synonyms: pardon, repeat, say that again, beg your pardon

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come again

idiom

Pronunciation: /kʌm əˈɡen/

Definition

A polite request for someone to repeat what they just said because it was not heard or understood clearly.

Examples

I'm sorry, could you come again? I didn't quite catch that.
Come again? I don't think I heard you correctly the first time.
He mumbled his name, so I had to ask him to come again.

Synonyms of come again

Words with a similar meaning to come again:

pardon
repeat
say that again
beg your pardon

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