intransitive verb came came (kām),
come come,
com·ing,
comes a. To advance toward the speaker or toward a specified place; approach: Come to me.
b. To advance in a specified manner: The children came reluctantly when I insisted.
a. To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way.
b. To fare: How are things coming today? They're coming fine.
a. To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.
b. To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 A.M. in June.
- To move into view; appear: The moon came over the horizon.
- To occur in time; take place: The game will be played tomorrow, come rain or shine.
a. To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.
b. To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!
c. To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.
- To extend; reach: water that came to my waist.
- To have priority; rank: My work comes first.
- To happen as a result: This mess comes of your carelessness.
- To fall to one: No good can come of this.
- To occur in the mind: A good idea just came to me.
a. To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.
b. To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.
c. To be descended: They come from a good family.
d. To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.
- To be a native or resident: My friend comes from Chicago.
- To add up to a certain amount: Expenses came to more than income.
a. To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
b. To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
- To be available or obtainable: shoes that come in all sizes.
- Vulgar Slang To experience orgasm.
noun Vulgar Slang also
cum Semen ejaculated during orgasm.
Phrasal Verbs: come about To take place; happen. To turn around.
Nautical To change tack.
come across To meet or find by chance:
came across my old college roommate in town today. Slang a. To do what is wanted.
b. To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.
To give an impression:
“He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual” (William L. Clay). come along To make advances to a goal; progress:
Things are coming along fine. To go with someone else who takes the lead:
I'll come along on the hike. To show up; appear:
Don't take the first offer that comes along.come around/round To recover, revive:
fainted but soon came around. To change one's opinion or position:
You'll come around after you hear the whole story. come at To obtain; get:
come at an education through study. To rush at; attack.
come back To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune. To retort; reply:
came back with a sharp riposte. To recur to the memory:
It's all coming back to me now. come between To cause to be in conflict or estrangement.
come by To gain possession of; acquire:
Mortgages are hard to come by. To pay a visit.
come down To lose wealth or position:
He has really come down in the world.a. To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.
b. To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.
Slang To happen; occur:
What's coming down tonight? Slang To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug.
come ina. To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
b. To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
c. To start producing. Used of an oil well.
To arrive among those who finish a contest or race:
came in fifth. To perform or function in a particular way:
A food processor comes in handy. To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal:
The pilot's voice came in loud and clear. To take on a specified role:
When editorial review commences, that's where you come in. come into To acquire, especially as an inheritance:
She came into a fortune on her 21st birthday. come off To happen; occur:
The trip came off on schedule. To acquit oneself:
She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain. To turn out to be successful:
a party that came off. come on To convey a particular personal image:
comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary. Slang To show sexual interest in someone:
trying to come on to me during the party.a. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
b. To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
To hurry up; move rapidly. Often used in the imperative:
Would you please come on! We'll be late! To stop an inappropriate behavior; abandon a position or an attitude; be obliging. Used chiefly in the imperative:
You've used the same feeble excuse for weeks. Come on! come out To become known:
The whole story came out at the trial. To be issued or brought out:
The author's new book just came out. To make a formal social debut:
She came out at age 18 in New York City. To end up; result:
Everything came out wrong. To declare oneself publicly:
The governor came out in favor of tax breaks. To reveal that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual.
come over To change sides, as in a controversy. To pay a casual visit.
come through To do what is required or anticipated:
I asked for their help, and they came through.a. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
b. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
come to To recover consciousness:
The fainting victim came to. Nautical a. To bring the bow into the wind.
b. To anchor.
come up To manifest itself; arise:
The question never came up. To rise above the horizon:
The sun came up. To rise, as in status or rank:
a general who came up from the ranks. To draw near; approach:
came up and said hello. come upon To discover or meet by accident.
come with Informal To accompany someone; go along:
I'm going to the store; do you want to come with?
Origin:
Origin: Middle English comen
Origin: , from Old English cuman; see gwā- in Indo-European roots
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