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Definitions of come
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To move to this place, draw near, or approach; to arrive; to advance or move into view; to appear; to arrive at some state or condition; to happen, or fall out; to issue. Come, in the imperative, excites attention, or invites to motion or joint action. To come about, to change or come round; to come to pass. To come at, to reach; to attain. To come away, to leave; to sprout. To come back, to return. To come by, to pass near; to obtain or acquire. To come down, to descend; to be humbled. To come home, to affect deeply. To come in, to enter; to yield; to become fashionable; to enter as an ingredient or part of a composition; to accrue. To come in for, to arrive in time to participate in. To come into, to join with; to comply with; to acquire. Tom come near, to approach. To come off, to escape; to get free; to take place. To come on, to advance; to thrive. To come over, to pass above or across; to pass from one party, side, or army, to another; to occur to; to rise in distillation. To come out, to depart or proceed from; to become public; to be introduced into society; to appear after being clouded; to turn out. To come out of, to issue forth, as from confinement; to proceed or depart from. To come out with, to give publicity to; to disclose. To come round, to change; to recover; to circumvent. To come short, to fail. To come to, to consent or yield; to amount to; to recover, as from a swoon. To come to himself, to recover his sense. To come together, to meet or assemble. To come to pass, to happen. To come up, to ascend; to spring; to come into use; to slacken, as a rope, &c,. To come up to, to approach near; to amount to. To come up with, to overtake. To come upon, to fall on; to attack. To come, in future, as in the world to come. Come, come, repeated, expresses haste or remonstrance. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To move towards; draw near; reach; arrive; be present; to issue from a source; become; occur as a result; approach in kind or quality; happen. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To move toward this place (the opp. of go): to draw near: to arrive at a certain state or condition: to issue: to happen:-pr.p. coming; pa.t. came; pa.p. come. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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To move toward; approach; arrive. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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To move to or toward the speaker; draw nigh; arrive; happen. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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have a certain priority; "My family comes first" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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cover a certain distance; "She came a long way" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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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" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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To move hitherward; to draw near; to approach the speaker, or some place or person indicated; -- opposed to go. Newage Dictionary DB
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To complete a movement toward a place; to arrive. Newage Dictionary DB
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To approach or arrive, as if by a journey or from a distance. Newage Dictionary DB
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To approach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the act of another. Newage Dictionary DB
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To arrive in sight; to be manifest; to appear. Newage Dictionary DB
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To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with a predicate; as, to come untied. Newage Dictionary DB
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To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any tricks here. Newage Dictionary DB
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Coming. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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Come. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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Comer. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Came. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
What are the misspellings for come?
Usage examples for come
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Well,
let
it
come
– The Doctor A Tale Of The Rockies by Ralph Connor
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You
will
come
said
Rotha.
– A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
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