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Meaning of how come | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

haʊ kʌm

Definitions

Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Afrikaans hoekom

Български защо

Čeština jak to, že jakto proč

Dansk hvorfor

Deutsch warum wie kommt es dass wieso

Esperanto kial

Español ¿cómo es que ¿por qué ¿y eso? cómo ansina

فارسی چرا

Suomi miksi minkä takia

Français comment ça se fait que comment se fait-ce que comment se fait-il que Pourquoi

עברית מדוע מה פתאום

Magyar hogyhogy

Íslenska af hverju

Italiano come mai

日本語何て

한국어 어째 어째서 왜

Nederlands hoe komt het dat waarom

Polski czemu dlaczego dlaczemu dlaczemuż jak to jakże na co po co

Português como por que

Română cum de

Русский как так как это так почему почему́ же почему́ э́то

Svenska hur kommer det sig hur kommer det sig varför

Tagalog bakit

Українська а що

Tiếng Việt tại sao

Examples

“How come you didn’t leave when you had the chance?”

“"Oh, yeah? The old days? Is that when you got your tattoo?" "Yeah. I'm an alcoholic. Used to get in a lot of trouble. Been sober for eight years." "Then how come everyone's scared of you?"”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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Meaning of how come | Babel Free

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