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come
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come  (km)
intr.v. came (km), come, com·ing, comes
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4. To move into view; appear: The moon came over the horizon.
5. To occur in time; take place: The game will be played tomorrow, come rain or shine.
6.
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.
7. To extend; reach: water that came to my waist.
8. To have priority; rank: My work comes first.
9. To happen as a result: This mess comes of your carelessness.
10. To fall to one: No good can come of this.
11. To occur in the mind: A good idea just came to me.
12.
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.
13. To be a native or resident: My friend comes from Chicago.
14. To add up to a certain amount: Expenses came to more than income.
15.
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.
16. To be available or obtainable: shoes that come in all sizes.
17. Vulgar Slang To experience orgasm.
n. Vulgar Slang also cum (km)
Semen ejaculated during orgasm.
Phrasal Verbs:
come about
1. To take place; happen.
2. To turn around.
3. Nautical To change tack.
come across
1. To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.
2. Slang
a. To do what is wanted.
b. To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.
3. To give an impression: "He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual" William L. Clay.
come along
1. To make advances to a goal; progress: Things are coming along fine.
2. To go with someone else who takes the lead: I'll come along on the hike.
3. To show up; appear: Don't take the first offer that comes along.
come around/round
1. To recover, revive: fainted but soon came around.
2. To change one's opinion or position: You'll come around after you hear the whole story.
come at
1. To obtain; get: come at an education through study.
2. To rush at; attack.
come back
1. To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune.
2. To retort; reply: came back with a sharp riposte.
3. 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
1. To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.
2. To pay a visit.
come down
1. To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.
2.
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.
3. Slang To happen; occur: What's coming down tonight?
4. Slang To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug.
come in
1.
a. 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.
2. To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: came in fifth.
3. To perform or function in a particular way: A food processor comes in handy.
4. To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal: The pilot's voice came in loud and clear.
5. 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
1. To happen; occur: The trip came off on schedule.
2. To acquit oneself: She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.
3. To turn out to be successful: a party that came off.
come on
1. To convey a particular personal image: comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary.
2. Slang To show sexual interest in someone: trying to come on to me during the party.
3.
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.
4. To hurry up; move rapidly. Often used in the imperative: Would you please come on! We'll be late!
5. 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
1. To become known: The whole story came out at the trial.
2. To be issued or brought out: The author's new book just came out.
3. To make a formal social debut: She came out at age 18 in New York City.
4. To end up; result: Everything came out wrong.
5. To declare oneself publicly: The governor came out in favor of tax breaks.
6. To reveal that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual.
come over
1. To change sides, as in a controversy.
2. To pay a casual visit.
come through
1. To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.
2.
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
1. To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.
2. Nautical
a. To bring the bow into the wind.
b. To anchor.
come up
1. To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.
2. To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.
3. To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.
4. 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?
Idioms:
come a cropper
To fail utterly.
come again
Used as a request to repeat what was said.
come clean
To confess all.
come down on
To punish, oppose, or reprimand severely and often with force: a district attorney who came down hard on drug dealers.
come down to
1. To confront or deal with forthrightly: When you come right down to it, you have to admit I'm correct.
2. To amount to in essence: It comes down to this: the man is a cheat.
come down with
To become sick with (an illness): came down with the flu.
come in for
To receive; be subjected to: came in for harsh criticism.
come into (one's) own
1. To get possession of what belongs to one.
2. To obtain rightful recognition or prosperity: a concert pianist who has at last come into his own.
come off it Slang
To stop acting or speaking foolishly or pretentiously. Often used in the imperative.
come out with
1. To put into words; say: always comes out with the truth.
2. To reveal publicly: came out with a new tax package.
come to blows
To begin a physical fight.
come to grief
To meet with disaster; fail.
come to grips with
To confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with: "He had to come to grips with the proposition" Louis Auchincloss.
come to light/hand
To be clearly revealed or disclosed: "A further problem . . . came to light last summer as a result of post-flight inspections" John Noble Wilford.
come to terms
1. To confront squarely and come to understand fully and objectively: "He attempts to come to terms with his own early experiences . . . and with his father, a con man of extravagant dimensions" Peter S. Prescott.
2. To reach mutual agreement: The warring factions have at last come to terms.
come true
To happen as predicted: My fondest dreams have at last come true.
come up against
To encounter, especially a difficulty or major problem.
come up with
To bring forth, discover, or produce: came up with a cure for the disease.

[Middle English comen, from Old English cuman; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]

come
Verb
[coming, came, come]
1. to move towards a place considered near to the speaker or hearer: come and see me as soon as you can
2. to arrive or reach: turn left and continue until you come to a cattle-grid, he came to Britain in the 1920s
3. to occur: Christmas comes but once a year
4. to happen as a result: no good will come of this
5. to occur to the mind: the truth suddenly came to me
6. to reach a specified point, state, or situation: a dull brown dress that came down to my ankles, he'd come to a decision
7. to be produced: it also comes in other colours
8. come from to be or have been a resident or native (of): my mother comes from Greenock
9. to become: it was like a dream come true
10. Slang to have an orgasm
11. Brit & NZ informal to play the part of: don't come the innocent with me
12. (subjunctive use) when a specified time arrives: come next August
13. as ... as they come the most characteristic example of a type: he's an arrogant swine and as devious as they come
14. come again? Informal what did you say?
15. come to light to be revealed
interj
an exclamation expressing annoyance or impatience: come now!
See also come about, come across, etc. [Old English cuman]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.comecome - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
milt - seminal fluid produced by male fish
bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body
sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
Verb1.come - 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 out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
emanate - proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground"
accost, come up to, address - speak to someone
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
come near, approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
come in - come into fashion; become fashionable
bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
uprise, ascend, come up, rise - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
rise up, surface, come up, rise - come to the surface
make it, pull round, pull through, survive, come through - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
accompany, attach to, come with, go with - be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"
depart, go away, go - move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
2.come - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
drive in - arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country"
land, put down, bring down - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
set ashore, shore, land - arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
roll up - arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
get - reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
come in, come - be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
attain, reach, hit - reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
flood in - arrive in great numbers
move in, pull in, get in, draw in - of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
plump in - arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning"
3.come - come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
descend, settle, fall - come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
come - 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"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"
4.come - 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"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
come - come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
5.come - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
6.come - be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
7.come - come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
8.come - be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
descend, derive, come - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
9.come - extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
extend, run, lead, pass, go - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
10.come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
11.come - cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
12.come - come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
13.come - happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
ensue, result - issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"
14.comecome - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
outnumber - be larger in number
average, average out - amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"
make - add up to; "four and four make eight"
15.come - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
aggregate - amount in the aggregate to
16.come - be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
17.come - come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
18.come - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
derive - come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
hail, come - be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
19.come - proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
proceed, go - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
20.come - experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
21.come - have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
rank - take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"

come
verb 1. approach, near, advance, move towards, draw near
verb 2. arrive, move, appear, enter, turn up (informal) show up (informal) materialize
verb 3. reach, extend
verb 5. be available, be made, be offered, be produced, be on offer
come about happen, result, occur, take place, arise, transpire (informal) befall, come to pass seem, look, seem to be, appear to be, give the impression of being
come across someone meet, encounter, run into, bump into (informal)
come across something find, discover, notice, unearth, stumble upon, hit upon, chance upon, happen upon, light upon
come at someone attack, charge, rush, go for, assault, fly at, assail, fall upon, rush at
come back return, reappear, re-enter
come between someone separate, part, divide, alienate, estrange, set at odds
come by something get, win, land, score (slang) secure, obtain, acquire, get hold of, procure, take possession of
come down
1. decrease, fall, drop, reduce, go down, diminish, lessen, become lower
come down on someone reprimand, blast, carpet (informal) put down, criticize, jump on (informal) rebuke, dress down (informal) tear into (informal) diss (slang), chiefly U.S. read the riot act, lambast(e), bawl out (informal) rap over the knuckles, chew out U.S., Canad. (informal) tear (someone) off a strip Brit. (informal) give (someone) a rocket Brit., N.Z. (informal)
come down on something (one or other side of an argument) decide on, choose, favour
come down to something amount to, boil down to
come down with something (an illness) catch, get, take, contract, fall victim to, fall ill, be stricken with, take sick, sicken with
come forward volunteer, step forward, present yourself, offer your services
come from something
1. be from, originate, hail from, be a native of
verb 2. be obtained, be from, issue, emerge, flow, arise, originate, emanate
come in
1. arrive, enter, appear, show up (informal) cross the threshold
2. finish,
come in for something (criticism or blame) receive, get, suffer, endure, be subjected to, bear the brunt of, be the object of
come into something (money or property) inherit, be left, acquire, succeed to, be bequeathed, fall heir to
come off (Informal) succeed, work out, be successful, pan out (informal) turn out well
come on
1. progress, develop, improve, advance, proceed, make headway
come out
1. be published, appear, be released, be issued, be launched
2. be revealed, emerge, be reported, be announced, become apparent, come to light, be divulged
3. turn out, result, end up, work out, pan out (informal)
come out with something say, speak, utter, let out
come round or around
1. call, visit, drop in, stop by, pop in
2. change your opinion, yield, concede, mellow, relent, accede, acquiesce
3. regain consciousness, come to, recover, rally, revive
come through succeed, triumph, prevail, make the grade (informal)
come through something (a negative or bad experience) survive, overcome, endure, withstand, weather, pull through
come to revive, recover, rally, come round, regain consciousness
come to something amount to, total, add up to
come up happen, occur, arise, turn up, spring up, crop up
come up to something measure up to, meet, match, approach, rival, equal, compare with, resemble, admit of comparison with, stand or bear comparison with
Translations
Spanish come [kʌm] [pt came, pp come] vi 1. (movement towards) → venir;
to come running → venir corriendo;
come with me → ven conmigo
2. (= arrive) → llegar;
he's come here to work → ha venido aquí para trabajar;
to come home → volver a casa;
we've just come from Seville → acabamos de llegar de Sevilla;
coming! → ¡voy!
3. (= reach): to come to → llegar a;
the bill came to £40 → la cuenta ascendía a cuarenta libras
4. (= occur): an idea came to me → se me ocurrió una idea;
if it comes to it → llegado el caso
5. (= be, become): to come loose/undone etcaflojarse/desabrocharse, desatarse etc;
I've come to like him → por fin ha llegado a gustarme
come about visuceder, ocurrir
come across vt fus [+ person] → encontrarse con [+ thing]; encontrar
vi to come across well/badly → causar buena/mala impresión
come away vi (= leave) → marcharse (= become detached); desprenderse
come back vi (= return) → volver (= reply): can I come back to you on that one? → volvamos sobre ese punto
come by vt fus (= acquire) → conseguir
come down vi [price] → bajar; [building] → derrumbarse (= be demolished); ser derribado
come forward vipresentarse
come from vt fus [+ place, source] → ser de
come in vi [visitor] → entrar; [train, report] → llegar; [fashion] → ponerse de moda;
(on deal etc) → entrar
come in for vt fus [+ criticism etc] → recibir
come into vt fus [+ money] → heredar (= be involved); tener que ver con;
to come into fashion → ponerse de moda
come off vi [button] → soltarse, desprenderse; [attempt] → salir bien
come on vi [pupil, work, project] → marchar; [lights] → encenderse; [electricity] → volver;
come on! → ¡vamos!
come out vi [fact] → salir a la luz; [book, sun] → salir;
(stain) → quitarse;
to come out (on strike) → declararse en huelga;
to come out for/against → declararse a favor/en contra de
come over vt fus I don't know what's come over him! → ¡no sé lo que le pasa!
come round vi (after faint, operation) → volver en sí
come through vi (= survive) → sobrevivir; [telephone call]: the call came through → recibimos la llamada
come to vi (= wake) → volver en sí (= total); sumar;
how much does it come to? → ¿cuánto es en total?, ¿a cuánto asciende?
come under vt fus [+ heading] → entrar dentro de [+ influence]; estar bajo
come up vi [sun] → salir; [problem] → surgir; [event] → aproximarse;
(in conversation) → mencionarse
come up against vt fus [+ resistance etc] → tropezar con
come up to vt fusllegar hasta;
the film didn't come up to our expectations → la película no fue tan buena como esperábamos
come up with vt fus [+ idea] → sugerir [+ money]; conseguir
come upon vt fus (= find) → dar con

French come [came , pt , come , pp ] [kʌm, keɪm] vi 1. (movement towards) → venir;
to come running → arriver en courant;
he's come here to work → il est venu ici pour travailler;
come with me → suivez-moi;
to come into sight or view → apparaître
2. (= arrive) → arriver;
to come home → rentrer (chez soi or à la maison);
we've just come from Paris → nous arrivons de Paris;
coming! → j'arrive!
3. (= reach);
to come to [decision etc] → parvenir à, arriver à;
the bill came to £40 → la note s'est élevée à 40 livres;
if it comes to it → s'il le faut, dans le pire des cas
4. (= occur);
an idea came to me → il m'est venu une idée;
what might come of it → ce qui pourrait en résulter, ce qui pourrait advenir or se produire
5. (= be, become);
to come loose/undone → se défaire/desserrer;
I've come to like him → j'ai fini par bien l'aimer
6. (inf) (sexually) → jouir
come about vise produire, arriver
come across vt fusrencontrer par hasard, tomber sur
vi to come across well/badly → faire une bonne/mauvaise impression
come along vi (Brit) [pupil, work] → faire des progrès, avancer;
come along! → viens!; allons!, allez!
come apart vis'en aller en morceaux; se détacher
come away vipartir, s'en aller (= become detached); se détacher
come back virevenir (= reply);
can I come back to you on that one? → est-ce qu'on peut revenir là-dessus plus tard?
come by vt fus (= acquire) → obtenir, se procurer
come down videscendre; [prices] → baisser; [buildings] → s'écrouler: (= be demolished); être démoli(e)
come forward vis'avancer (= make o.s. known); se présenter, s'annoncer
come from vt fus [+ source] → venir de;
(place) → venir de, être originaire de
come in vientrer; [train] → arriver; [fashion] → entrer en vogue;
(on deal etc) → participer
come in for vt fus [+ criticism etc] → être l'objet de
come into vt fus [+ money] → hériter de
come off vi [button] → se détacher; [attempt] → réussir
come on vi [lights, electricity] → s'allumer; [central heating] → se mettre en marche; [pupil, work, project] → faire des progrès, avancer;
come on! → viens!; allons!, allez!
come out visortir; [sun] → se montrer; [book] → paraître; [stain] → s'enlever; [strike] → cesser le travail, se mettre en grève
come over vt fus I don't know what's come over him! → je ne sais pas ce qui lui a pris!
come round vi (after faint, operation) → revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance
come through vi (= survive) → s'en sortir; [telephone call];
the call came through → l'appel est bien parvenu
come to virevenir à soi
vt (= add up to) [+ amount];
how much does it come to? → ça fait combien?
come under vt fus [+ heading] → se trouver sous [+ influence]; subir
come up vimonter; [sun] → se lever; [problem] → se poser; [event] → survenir;
(in conversation) → être soulevé
come up against vt fus [+ resistance, difficulties] → rencontrer
come up to vt fusarriver à;
the film didn't come up to our expectations → le film nous a déçu
come up with vt fus [+ money] → fournir;
he came up with an idea → il a eu une idée, il a proposé quelque chose
come upon vt fustomber sur

German come [kʌm] [came , pt , come , pp ] vi 1. (movement towards) → kommen;
come with me → kommen Sie mit mir;
to come running → angelaufen kommen;
coming! → ich komme!
2. (= arrive) → kommen;
they came to a river → sie kamen an einen Fluss;
to come home → nach Hause kommen
3. (= reach);
to come to → kommen an +acc;
her hair came to her waist → ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Hüfte;
to come to a decision → zu einer Entscheidung kommen
4. (= occur);
an idea came to me → mir kam eine Idee
5. (= be, become) → werden;
I've come to like him → mittlerweile mag ich ihn;
if it comes to it → wenn es darauf ankommt
come about come vigeschehen
come across come vt fus (= find) [+ person, thing] → stoßen auf +acc
vi to come across well/badly [idea etc] → gut/schlecht ankommen; [meaning] → gut/schlecht verstanden werden
come along come vi (= arrive) → daherkommen (= make progress); vorankommen;
come along! come → komm schon!
come apart come vi (= break in pieces) → auseinandergehen
come away come vi (= leave) → weggehen (= become detached); abgehen
come back come vi (= return) → zurückkommen;
to come back into fashion → wieder in Mode kommen
come by come vt fus (= acquire) → kommen zu
come down come vi [price] → sinken, fallen; [building] (be demolished) → abgerissen werden; [tree] (during storm) → umstürzen
come forward come vi (= volunteer) → sich melden
come from come vt fuskommen von, stammen aus; [person] → kommen aus
come in come vi (= enter) → hereinkommen; [report, news] → eintreffen;
(on deal etc) → sich beteiligen;
come in! come → herein!
come in for come vt fus [+ criticism etc] → einstecken müssen
come into come vt fus (= inherit) [+ money] → erben;
to come into fashion come → in Mode kommen;
money doesn't come into it come → Geld hat nichts damit zu tun
come off come vi (= become detached) [button, handle] → sich lösen (= succeed) [attempt, plan] → klappen
vt fus (inf);
come off it! → mach mal halblang!
come on come vi [pupil, work, project] → vorankommen; [lights etc] → angehen;
come on! come (= hurry up); mach schon!;
(giving encouragement) → los!
come out come viherauskommen; [stain] → herausgehen;
to come out (on strike) → in den Streik treten
come over come vt fus I don't know what's come over him! → ich weiß nicht, was in ihn gefahren ist
come round come vi (after faint, operation) → wieder zu sich kommen (= visit); vorbeikommen (= agree); zustimmen
come through come vi (= survive) → durchkommen; [telephone call] → (durch)kommen
vt fus [+ illness etc] → überstehen
come to come vi (= regain consciousness) → wieder zu sich kommen
vt fus (= add up to);
how much does it come to? → was macht das zusammen?
come under come vt fus [+ heading] → kommen unter +acc [+ criticism, pressure, attack]; geraten unter +acc
come up come vi (= approach) → herankommen; [sun] → aufgehen; [problem] → auftauchen; [event] → bevorstehen;
(in conversation) → genannt werden;
something's come up → etwas ist dazwischengekommen
come up against come vt fus [+ resistance, difficulties] → stoßen auf +acc
come upon come vt fus (= find) → stoßen auf +acc
come up to come vt fus the film didn't come up to our expectations → der Film entsprach nicht unseren Erwartungen;
it's coming up to 10 o'clock come → es ist gleich 10 Uhr
come up with come vt fus (idea) → aufwarten mit (money) → aufbringen

Italian come [pt came, pp come] [kʌm, keɪm] vivenire (= arrive); venire, arrivare;
come with me → vieni con me;
we've just come from Paris → siamo appena arrivati da Parigi;
nothing came of it → non è saltato fuori niente;
to come into sight or view → apparire;
to come to [+ decision etc] → raggiungere;
to come undone/loose → slacciarsi/allentarsi;
coming! → vengo!;
if it comes to it → nella peggiore delle ipotesi
come about visuccedere
come across vt fustrovare per caso
vi to come across well/badly → fare una buona/cattiva impressione
come along vi [pupil, work] → fare progressi;
come along! → avanti!, andiamo!, forza!
come apart viandare in pezzi (= become detached); staccarsi
come away vivenire via (= become detached); staccarsi
come back viritornare (= reply) (col): can I come back to you on that one? → possiamo riparlarne più tardi?
come by vt fus (= acquire) → ottenere; procurarsi
come down viscendere; [prices] → calare; [buildings] → essere demolito/a
come forward vifarsi avanti; presentarsi
come from vt fusvenire da; provenire da
come in vientrare
come in for vt fus [+ criticism etc] → ricevere
come into vt fus [+ money] → ereditare
come off vi [button] → staccarsi; [stain] → andar via; [attempt] → riuscire
come on vi [lights, electricity] → accendersi; [pupil, undertaking] → fare progressi;
come on! → avanti!, andiamo!, forza!
come out viuscire (= strike); entrare in sciopero
come over vt fus I don't know what's come over him! → non so cosa gli sia successo!
come round vi (after faint, operation) → riprendere conoscenza, rinvenire
come through vi (= survive) → sopravvivere, farcela;
the call came through → ci hanno passato la telefonata
come to virinvenire
vt (= add up to) [amount]: how much does it come to? → quanto costa?, quanto viene?
come under vt fus [+ heading] → trovarsi sotto [+ influence]; cadere sotto, subire
come up vivenire su
come up against vt fus [+ resistance, difficulties] → urtare contro
come up to vt fusarrivare (fino) a;
the film didn't come up to our expectations → il film ci ha delusi
come up with vt fus he came up with an idea → venne fuori con un'idea
come upon vt fustrovare per caso

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