how come
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /haʊ kʌm/
Adverb
  1. (idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose?
    How come you didn’t leave when you had the chance?
Translations
  • French: comment se fait-il que (formal), comment se fait-ce que (formal), comment ça se fait que (colloquial), pourquoi
  • German: wie kommt es dass, warum
  • Italian: come mai
  • Portuguese: por quê, como
  • Russian: почему
  • Spanish: cómo es que



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