(music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.

present participle of come

The act of arriving; an arrival.

Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next. / Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement. / (obsolete) Ready to come; complaisant; fond.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.

Alternative spelling of come-on

(transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon. / (intransitive) To appear on a stage or in a performance.

Come along with me; join me in going. / An expression of encouragement. / An expression of disbelief. / An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come on

Almost, nearly, nigh on.