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
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go
move away from a place into another direction
- depart, go away
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emanate
proceed or issue forth, as from a source
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effuse, flow out
flow or spill forth
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accost, address, come up to
speak to someone
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greet, recognise, recognize
express greetings upon meeting someone
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approach
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
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approach, come near
come near in time
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get on
grow late or (of time) elapse
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approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
move towards
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drive up
approach while driving
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bear down on, bear down upon
sail towards another vessel, of a ship
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edge in, edge up
push one's way into (a space)
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close
draw near
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crowd, push
approach a certain age or speed
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
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leave
go away from a place
- go away, go forth
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exit, get out, go out
move out of or depart from
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depart, pull up stakes
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
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land, set down
reach or come to rest
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alight, light, perch
to come to rest, settle
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force-land
make a forced landing
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beach
land on a beach
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port
land at or reach a port
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debark, disembark, set down
go ashore
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touch down
come or bring (a plane) to a landing
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undershoot
fall short of (the runway) in a landing
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belly-land
land on the underside without the landing gear
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crash land
make an emergency landing
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drive in
arrive by motorcar
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bring down, land, put down
cause to come to the ground
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land, set ashore, shore
arrive on shore
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roll up
arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
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come, come in
be received
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attain, hit, reach
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
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max out
reach a maximum
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break even
attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
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flood in
arrive in great numbers
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draw in, get in, move in, pull in
of trains; move into (a station)
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plump in
arrive suddenly and unannounced
come to pass; arrive, as in due course
"Dawn comes early in June"
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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"
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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
be found or available
"These shoes come in three colors
The furniture comes unassembled"
come forth
- Synonyms:
- issue forth
be a native of
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
extend or reach
"The sleeves come to your knuckles"
exist or occur in a certain point in a series
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follow
to be the product or result
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be
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
cover a certain distance
come under, be classified or included
"This comes under a new heading"
- Synonyms:
- fall
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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"
add up in number or quantity
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work out
be calculated
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outnumber
be larger in number
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average, average out
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
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make
add up to
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
develop into
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aggregate
amount in the aggregate to
be received
- Synonyms:
- come in
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
"he comes from humble origins"
proceed or get along
"He's come a long way"
experience orgasm
"she could not come because she was too upset"
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experience, go through, see
go or live through
have a certain priority
"My family comes first"
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rank
take or have a position relative to others
Nouns
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
- Synonyms:
- cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid
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milt
seminal fluid produced by male fish
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bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance
the liquid parts of the body
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