1
a
: to move toward something : approach
Come here.
b
: to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose
Come see us.
Come and see what's going on.
c(1)
: to reach a particular station in a series
Now we come to the section on health.
(2)
: to arrive in due course
The time has come to make your decision.
Has the mail come yet?
d(1)
: to approach in kind or quality
This comes near perfection.
(2)
: to reach a condition or conclusion
came to regard him as a friend
Come to think of it, you may be right.
The screw came loose.
e(1)
: to advance toward accomplishment : come along
The job is coming nicely.
(2)
: to advance in a particular manner
Come running when I call.
(3)
: to advance, rise, or improve in rank or condition
has come a long way
f
: extend
Her dress came to her ankles.
2
a(1)
: to arrive at a particular place, end, result, or conclusion
came to his senses
come untied
He came to regret his choice.
(2)
: amount
The taxes on it come to more than it's worth.
b(1)
: to appear to the mind
The answer came to them.
(2)
: to appear on a scene : make an appearance
Children come equipped to learn any language.
e
: to enter or assume a condition, position, or relation
The artillery came into action.
f
: to fall within a field of view or a range of application
This comes within the terms of the treaty.
g
: to issue forth
A sob came from her throat.
h
: to take form
Churn till the butter comes.
i
: to be available
This model comes in several sizes.
as good as they come
j
3
: to fall to a person in a division or inheritance of property
Several thousand dollars came to him from his uncle.
4
obsolete
: to become moved favorably : relent
5
: to turn out to be
Good clothes don't come cheap.
6
: become
a dream that came true
1
: to approach or be near (an age)
a child coming eight years old
2
: to take on the aspect of
come the stern parent
Phrases
come a cropper
: to fail completely
The plan came a cropper.
: to meet, find, or encounter especially by chance
Researchers have come across important new evidence.
: repeat
also
: to speak further
—used as an interrogative
: to tell the whole story : confess
came clean about her crimes
: to acquire as a possession or achievement
come into a fortune
: to achieve one's potential
He had a slow start as a pitcher, but he's come into his own this season.
also
: to gain recognition
: to reach maturity
Your class has come of age at a moment of great consequence for our nation and for the world …—
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
: to cease foolish or pretentious talk or behavior
Come off it, you're being silly.
: to seize suddenly and strangely
What's come over you?
: to be a question of
When it comes to pitching horseshoes, he's the champ.
: to encounter misfortune (such as calamity, defeat, or ruin)
His campaign came to grief.
: to meet or deal with firmly, frankly, or straightforwardly
come to grips with the unemployment problem
: to get hold of oneself : regain self-control
But when he came to himself he said, "How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare … "—Luke 15:17 (Revised Standard Version)
Luke 15:17 (Revised Standard Version)
: happen
Many of the things he predicted have come to pass.
1
: to reach an agreement
—often used with with
The company has come to terms with the union.
2
: to become adjusted especially emotionally or intellectually
—usually used with with
come to terms with modern life
: to meet or find by chance : come across
came upon an old friend
: existing or arriving in the future
in the days to come
There will be more trouble to come.
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“Come.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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