come
Other forms: came; coming; comes
You can come to the end of the road, come to a conclusion, or invite friends to come to your party. Come generally means to move along purposefully toward something.
Come (came in the past tense) can also mean "happen," as in the Christmas carol that begins "It came upon a midnight clear..." or the old-fashioned phrase "it will come to pass," which means "it will happen." When you're counting up your purchases at the convenience store, you might say "two apples, five oranges, and a candy bar — that comes [adds up] to $4." If you were born in Ohio, you'd say you come from Ohio.
Definitions of come
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody“He came singing down the road”“Come with me to the Casbah”“come down here!”“come into the room”
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synonyms:
come up
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emanate
proceed or issue forth, as from a source
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accost, address, come up to
speak to someone
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approach, come near
come near in time
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approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
move towards
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effuse, flow out
flow or spill forth
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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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get on
grow late or (of time) elapse
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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
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
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get
reach and board
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go away, go forth, leave
go away from a place
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exit, get out, go out, leave
move out of or depart from
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depart, leave, 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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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 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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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
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alight, light, perch
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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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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get
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be received
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reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position“The water came to a boil”“We came to understand the true meaning of life”“Their anger came to a boil”“I came to realize the true meaning of life”“The shoes came untied”“your wish will come true”
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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change
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proceed or get along
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have a certain priority“My family comes first”
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rank
take or have a position relative to others
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rank
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come to one's mind; suggest itself
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extend or reach
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cover a certain distance
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come to pass; arrive, as in due course
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happen as a result
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develop into
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exist or occur in a certain point in a series
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be found or available
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to be the product or result
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be a native of
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come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
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come forth
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come under, be classified or included
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add up in number or quantity“The bill came to $2,000”
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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)
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experience orgasm“she could not come because she was too upset”
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experience, go through, see
go or live through
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experience, go through, see
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the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
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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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milt
Pronunciation
US
/kəm/
UK
/kəm/
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