comb

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Comb

comb is on the Basic English 850 List.

color - comb - come

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: kōm, IPA ^(key): /kəʊm/
• (US) enPR: kōm, IPA ^(key): /koʊm/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular comb

Plural combs

1. (countable) A person moves a comb through their hair many times to make their hair look nice.

   Joe always had a comb in his pocket.

Verb

Plain form comb

Third-person singular combs

Past tense combed

Past participle combed

Present participle combing

1. To move a comb through hair.

   I washed and combed my hair.

2. To look carefully for something.

   The police combed the forest for the person but didn't find him.