# come again

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/come-again
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

## Examples

- I did not hear you, could you come again?
- The music was so loud that I had to ask him to come again when he told me his name.
- When he suggested that we cancel the entire project, I paused and asked him to come again, as I could not believe my ears.

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