come (k m)intr.v. came (k m), 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 (k m) Semen ejaculated during orgasm. Phrasal Verbs: come about1. To take place; happen. 2. To turn around. 3. Nautical To change tack. come across1. 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 along1. 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/round1. 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 at1. To obtain; get: come at an education through study. 2. To rush at; attack. come back1. 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 by1. To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by. 2. To pay a visit. come down1. 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 in1. 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 off1. 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 on1. 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 out1. 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 over1. To change sides, as in a controversy. 2. To pay a casual visit. come through1. 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 to1. To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to. 2. Nautical a. To bring the bow into the wind. b. To anchor. come up1. 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 to1. 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) own1. 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 with1. 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 terms1. 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!
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | come - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tractmilt - seminal fluid produced by male fish | | Verb | 1. | 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" 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" come in - come into fashion; become fashionable uprise, ascend, come up, rise - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" 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" 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" 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"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. | come - 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" 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" | | 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" | | 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 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 down 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 forward volunteer, step forward, present yourself, offer your services come from something come in 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 on 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 come round or around
Translations come [kʌm] [ pt came, pp come] vi 1. ( movement towards) → venir; to come running → venir corriendo; 3. (= reach): to come to → llegar a; 4. (= occur): an idea came to me → se me ocurrió una idea; if it comes to it → llegado el caso5. (= be, become): to come loose/undone etc → aflojarse/desabrocharse, desatarse etc; I've come to like him → por fin ha llegado a gustarmecome across vt fus [+ person] → encontrarse con [+ thing]; encontrar 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 down vi [ price] → bajar; [ building] → derrumbarse (= be demolished); ser derribado come forward vi → presentarse come from vt fus [+ place, source] → ser de come in vi [ visitor] → entrar; [ train, report] → llegar; [ fashion] → ponerse de moda; 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 modacome off vi [ button] → soltarse, desprenderse; [ attempt] → salir bien come on vi [ pupil, work, project] → marchar; [ lights] → encenderse; [ electricity] → volver; (stain) → quitarse; to come out (on strike) → declararse en huelga; to come out for/against → declararse a favor/en contra decome 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 up vi [ sun] → salir; [ problem] → surgir; [ event] → aproximarse; (in conversation) → mencionarse come up against vt fus [+ resistance etc] → tropezar con the film didn't come up to our expectations → la película no fue tan buena como esperábamoscome upon vt fus (= find) → dar con
come [ came , pt , come , pp ] [kʌm, keɪm] vi 1. ( movement towards) → venir; come with me → suivez-moi; 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); the bill came to £40 → la note s'est élevée à 40 livres; 4. (= occur); 5. (= be, become); 6. ( inf) ( sexually) → jouir come from vt fus [+ source] → venir de; come into vt fus [+ money] → hériter de come over vt fus I don't know what's come over him! → je ne sais pas ce qui lui a pris! come through vi (= survive) → s'en sortir; [ telephone call]; vt (= add up to) [+ amount]; ( in conversation) → être soulevécome up against vt fus [+ resistance, difficulties] → rencontrer the film didn't come up to our expectations → le film nous a déçucome up with vt fus [+ money] → fournir;
come [kʌm] [ came , pt , come , pp ] vi 1. ( movement towards) → kommen; to come running → angelaufen kommen; they came to a river → sie kamen an einen Fluss; 3. (= reach); 4. (= occur); come across come vt fus (= find) [+ person, thing] → stoßen auf +acc come along come vi (= arrive) → daherkommen (= make progress); vorankommen; come along! come → komm schon!come by come vt fus (= acquire) → kommen zu come in come vi (= enter) → hereinkommen; [ report, news] → eintreffen; come in! come → herein! come into come vt fus (= inherit) [+ money] → erben; come off come vi (= become detached) [ button, handle] → sich lösen (= succeed) [ attempt, plan] → klappen vt fus (inf); come on! come (= hurry up); mach schon!; ( giving encouragement) → los!come out come vi → herauskommen; [stain] → herausgehen; vt fus (= add up to); something's come up → etwas ist dazwischengekommencome 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;
come [ pt came, pp come] [kʌm, keɪm] vi → venire (= arrive); venire, arrivare; come with me → vieni con me; to come undone/loose → slacciarsi/allentarsi; come along vi [ pupil, work] → fare progressi; come along! → avanti!, andiamo!, forza!come apart vi → andare in pezzi (= become detached); staccarsi come away vi → venire via (= become detached); staccarsi come back vi → ritornare (= reply) ( col): can I come back to you on that one? → possiamo riparlarne più tardi? come by vt fus (= acquire) → ottenere; procurarsi come forward vi → farsi avanti; presentarsi come in for vt fus [+ criticism etc] → ricevere 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 up against vt fus [+ resistance, difficulties] → urtare contro the film didn't come up to our expectations → il film ci ha delusi
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