come again

English

Possibly an ellipsis of "Could you come again with what you just said?" "Come again with what you just said."

(idiomatic, informal) Could you repeat that? Repeat that please. a polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said
- 1955, Rex Stout, "When a Man Murders...", in Three Witnesses, October 1994 Bantam edition, →ISBN, page 120:
  "Who says he did?" / "Aubry." / "Yeah? A guy in for murder? Come again." / "Glad to. Beebe says so too."
- 1994, The Wolf, Pulp Fiction:
  Vincent: "A "please" would be nice." The Wolf: "Come again?" Vincent: "I said a "please" would be nice." The Wolf: "Get it straight, Buster. I'm not here to say "please". I'm here to tell you what to do."

excuse me (especially US), I beg your pardon (formal), pardon, sorry, what, say again; see also Thesaurus:say again

could you repeat that

Often used in retail stores and service establishments, especially in hotels and restaurants

polite farewell, inviting return visit

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 歡迎再次光臨, 欢迎再次光临 (huānyíng zàicì guānglín)
Finnish: tervetuloa uudelleen
French: please add this translation if you can
German: besuchen Sie uns gerne wieder, besuchen Sie uns baId wieder, kommen Sie bald wieder
Italian: please add this translation if you can

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