come back to

phrase

1
: to return to (a place)
I felt I'd never come back to the old home place.
2
: to return in memory to (someone)
I had forgotten a lot of what I learned about music, but it's all coming back to me now.

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“Come back to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20back%20to. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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