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come

/ come /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
happen hap go on
Kinds of:
fall descend settle
Derived:
approach approaching coming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position
"He came into contact with a terrorist group"
"The shoes came untied"
"I came to see his point of view"
"her face went red with anger"
"The knot came loose"
"Your wish will come true"
Type of:
become go get
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
develop into
"This idea will never amount to anything"
"nothing came of his grandiose plans"
Type of:
become turn
Kinds of:
aggregate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
to be the product or result
"Melons come from a vine"
"Understanding comes from experience"
Type of:
originate arise rise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 5
experience orgasm
"she could not come because she was too upset"
Type of:
experience undergo see
Derived:
orgasm climax sexual climax coming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
be received
"News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
Type of:
arrive get
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 7
extend or reach
"The water came up to my waist"
"The sleeves come to your knuckles"
Type of:
run go pass
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 8
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"
Opposites:
go go away depart
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
emanate address accost come up to approach
Derived:
approach approaching coming
See also:
attach to accompany come with go with succeed
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
cover a certain distance
"She came a long way"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
exist or occur in a certain point in a series
"Next came the student from France"
Type of:
be
Verb group:
follow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 11
have a certain priority
"My family comes first"
Type of:
rank
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 12
reach a state, relation, or condition
"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"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 13
happen as a result
"Nothing good will come of this"
Type of:
result ensue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 14
be found or available
"These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
Type of:
exist be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
verb Sense 15
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"
Derived:
descent line of descent lineage filiation line
Verb group:
hail derive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 16
be a native of
"She hails from Kalamazoo"
Type of:
be
Verb group:
derive descend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 17
come under, be classified or included
"fall into a category"
"This comes under a new heading"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 18
come forth
"A scream came from the woman''s mouth"
"His breath came hard"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 19
come to one''s mind; suggest itself
"It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"
"A great idea then came to her"
Type of:
become
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 20
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
"She arrived home at 7 o''clock"
"She didn''t get to Chicago until after midnight"
Opposites:
leave go forth go away
Kinds of:
land set down drive in put down bring down
Derived:
arrival arriver comer advent coming
Verb group:
get
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 21
add up in number or quantity
"The bills amounted to $2,000"
"The bill came to $2,000"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
work out outnumber average average out make
Derived:
sum amount total measure quantity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 22
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"
Type of:
proceed go
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
22
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
99
Times Searched
3
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happen hap go on fall descend settle become go get turn aggregate originate