come

[[t]kʌm[/t]]

v. came, come, com•ing, n.

1) to approach or move toward someone or something:

Come a little closer[/ex]

2) to arrive by movement or progression:

The train is coming[/ex]

3) to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.:

Christmas comes once a year[/ex]

4) to move into view; appear

5) to extend; reach:

The dress comes to her knees[/ex]

6) to take place; occur; happen:

Her aria comes in the third act[/ex]

7) to be available, produced, offered, etc.:

Toothpaste comes in a tube[/ex]

8) to occur to the mind:

An idea came to me[/ex]

9) to befall:

They promised no harm would come to us[/ex]

10) to issue; emanate; be derived:

Pearls come from oysters[/ex]

11) to arrive or appear as a result:

This comes of carelessness[/ex]

12) to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition:

to come into popular use[/ex]

13) to do or manage; fare:

How are you coming with your term paper?[/ex]

14) to enter into existence; be born:

The baby came at dawn[/ex]

15) to have been a resident or to be a native of (usu. fol. by from):

to come from Florida[/ex]

16) to become:

My shoe came untied[/ex]

17) to seem to become:

His fears made the menacing statues come alive[/ex]

18) (used imperatively to call attention or to express impatience, reproof, etc.):

Come, that will do![/ex]

19) inf sl. to have an orgasm

20) inf to assume the role or semblance of:

to come the grand inquisitor[/ex]

21) phv come about

a) to come to pass; happen

b) navig. Naut. to tack

22) phv come across

a) Also, come upon. to find or encounter, esp. by chance

b) inf to do what one has promised or is expected to do

c) to be understandable or convincing:

The humor doesn't come across[/ex]

d) inf to make a particular impression:

He comes across as a cold person[/ex]

e) sts idi sl. (of a woman) to consent to sexual intercourse at the urging of a man

23) phv come again, (used as a request to repeat a statement.)

24) phv come along

a) to accompany a person or group on a trip or the like

b) to proceed or advance:

The project is coming along on schedule[/ex]

c) to appear:

An opportunity came along to invest in real estate[/ex]

25) phv come apart, to break up; break into pieces

26) phv come around or round

a) to recover consciousness; revive

b) to change one's opinion, decision, etc., esp. to agree with another's

c) to visit

d) to cease being angry, hurt, etc

27) phv come at

a) to arrive at; attain

b) to rush at; attack

28) phv come back

a) to return, esp. to one's memory

b) to return to a former position or state

29) phv come between, to estrange; separate:

Jealousy came between the brothers[/ex]

30) phv come by, to obtain; acquire

31) phv come down

a) to lose wealth, rank, etc

b) to be handed down by tradition or inheritance

c) to be relayed or passed along from a higher authority:

Our orders will come down tomorrow[/ex]

d) to lead or point fundamentally:

It all comes down to a sense of pride[/ex]

32) phv come down on or upon

a) to voice one's opposition to

b) to reprimand; scold

33) phv come down with, to become afflicted with (an illness)

34) phv come in

a) to enter

b) to arrive

c) to come into use or fashion

d) to begin to produce or yield:

The oil well finally came in[/ex]

e) to finish in a competition, as specified:

Our team came in fifth[/ex]

35) phv come in for, to receive; get; be subjected to:

to come in for much praise[/ex]

36) phv come into

a) to acquire; get

b) to inherit

37) phv come off

a) to happen; occur

b) to reach the end; acquit oneself:

to come off well[/ex]

c) to be effective or successful:

The last chapter just doesn't come off[/ex]

38) phv come on

a) Also, come upon. to meet or find unexpectedly

b) to make progress; develop; flourish

c) to appear on stage; make one's entrance

d) to begin to be shown, broadcast, etc

e) inf (used chiefly in the imperative) to hurry; begin:

Come on, before it rains![/ex]

f) inf please (used as an entreaty or in persuasion):

Come on, have dinner with us[/ex]

g) sts Slang. to make sexual advances

39) phv come out

a) to be published; appear

b) to become known; be revealed

c) to make a debut in society, the theater, etc

d) to end; terminate; emerge:

The lawsuit came out badly for both sides[/ex]

e) to make more or less public acknowledgment of being homosexual

40) phv come out with, to reveal by stating; blurt out

41) phv come over

to happen to; affect:

What's come over him?[/ex]

42) phv come round

a) +navig. naut. (of a sailing vessel) to head toward the wind; come to

b) to come around

43) phv come through

a) to endure adversity, illness, etc., successfully

b) to fulfill needs or meet demands

44) phv come to

a) to recover consciousness

b) to amount to; total

c) naut. navig. to take the way off a vessel, as by bringing her head into the wind or anchoring

45) phv come under

to be the province or responsibility of:

This matter comes under the State Department[/ex]

46) phv come up

a) to be referred to; arise:

Your name came up in conversation[/ex]

b) to be presented for action or discussion:

The farm bill comes up on Monday[/ex]

47) phv come up against, to face; confront

48) phv come up to

a) to approach; near

b) to compare with as to quantity, excellence, etc.; equal

49) phv come up with, to produce; supply

50) sts Slang.

semen

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- come off it

Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE cuman, c. OS cuman, OHG queman, coman, ON koma, Go qiman; akin to L venīre to come, Gk baínein to go, Skt gácchati (he) goes