come - Definition | Dictionary definition of come

Definition of come

Verbs

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

"come down here!"

"come out of the closet!"

"come into the room"

Synonyms:: come up

Antonyms:: go
move away from a place into another direction; depart, go away; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 13 types...; hide 13 types...; emanate
proceed or issue forth, as from a source; effuse, flow out
flow or spill forth; accost, address, come up to
speak to someone; greet, recognise, recognize
express greetings upon meeting someone; approach
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; approach, come near
come near in time; get on
grow late or (of time) elapse; approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
move towards; drive up
approach while driving; bear down on, bear down upon
sail towards another vessel, of a ship; edge in, edge up
push one's way into (a space); close
draw near; crowd, push
approach a certain age or speed

Type of:: go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

Synonyms:: arrive, get

Antonyms:: leave
go away from a place; go away, go forth; exit, get out, go out
move out of or depart from; depart, pull up stakes
remove oneself from an association with or participation in; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 21 types...; hide 21 types...; land, set down
reach or come to rest; alight, light, perch
to come to rest, settle; force-land
make a forced landing; beach
land on a beach; port
land at or reach a port; debark, disembark, set down
go ashore; touch down
come or bring (a plane) to a landing; undershoot
fall short of (the runway) in a landing; belly-land
land on the underside without the landing gear; crash land
make an emergency landing; drive in
arrive by motorcar; bring down, land, put down
cause to come to the ground; land, set ashore, shore
arrive on shore; roll up
arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"; come, come in
be received; attain, hit, reach
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; max out
reach a maximum; break even
attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport; flood in
arrive in great numbers; draw in, get in, move in, pull in
of trains; move into (a station); plump in
arrive suddenly and unannounced

come to pass; arrive, as in due course

"Dawn comes early in June"

Types:: descend, fall, settle
come as if by falling

Type of:: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
come to pass

reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position

"come into contact with a terrorist group"

"your wish will come true"

Type of:: change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

to be the product or result

"Melons come from a vine"

"Understanding comes from experience"

Synonyms:: follow

Type of:: arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise
come into existence; take on form or shape

be found or available

"These shoes come in three colors

The furniture comes unassembled"

Type of:: be, exist
have an existence, be extant

come forth

Synonyms:: issue forth

be a native of

Synonyms:: hail; derive, descend
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Type of:: be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

extend or reach

"The sleeves come to your knuckles"

Type of:: extend, go, lead, pass, run
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

exist or occur in a certain point in a series

Synonyms:: follow
to be the product or result

Type of:: be
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

cover a certain distance

Type of:: go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

come under, be classified or included

"This comes under a new heading"

Synonyms:: fall

Type of:: be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

happen as a result

"Nothing good will come of this"

Type of:: ensue, result
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

add up in number or quantity

Synonyms:: add up, amount, number, total

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; work out
be calculated; outnumber
be larger in number; average, average out
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; make
add up to