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Verb: come short  kúm short
  1. Fail to meet (expectations or standards)
    - fall short

Derived forms: coming short, come short, comes short, came short

Type of: disappoint, let down

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come into being
come near
come of age
come off
come off it
come on
come out
come out of the closet
come over
come round
come short
come through
come to
come to grips
come to hand
come to life
come to light
come to mind
come to terms with
come to the fore
come together