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To move toward someone or a place, often reaching it.
Examples
A car came around the corner.
Come, you know that cannot be true.
The handle came loose.
This shirt comes in three colours.
Come next week, the shop will be open.
Similar words
turn
be reasonable
arrive at
jizz
by
move
get off
be sold
attend
join
Meanings
Examples
Will you come to my party?
Thanks for coming tonight.
Her friends came for dinner.
Many people came to the concert.
Can you come and help me?
Examples
We have come ten miles today.
How far have you come?
She came all the way from Tokyo.
They had come a long way on foot.
The runners came another mile before stopping.
Examples
The ball came through the window.
A car came around the corner.
The water came down the hill.
She came running into the room.
The light came from the window.
Examples
Winter comes after autumn.
The day will come when we can meet again.
Your turn comes next.
The answer came later.
That moment finally came.
Examples
How did you come to lose your keys?
How did she come to meet him?
How did it come to be so late?
How did they come to live here?
How did he come to know my name?
Examples
The long meeting came to an end.
They came to an agreement.
The plan came to nothing.
She came into power after the vote.
The trees came into leaf in April.
Examples
This shirt comes in three colours.
Does the soup come with bread?
The book comes in a small edition.
These shoes come in larger sizes.
The set comes with a bag.
Examples
The handle came loose.
A button came undone.
The door came open in the wind.
Everything came right in the end.
The string came free of the box.
Examples
She came first in the race.
The letter B comes after A.
Dessert comes last.
Where does this picture come in the list?
Our team came second.
Examples
I came to understand her choice.
He came to believe the story.
We came to see the problem clearly.
She came to know the town well.
They came to accept the news.
Examples
He said he was about to come.
She asked him whether he had come.
They spoke openly about how to help each other come.
He did not want to pretend that he had come.
Her partner listened when she said she had not come.
Examples
Come June, the days will be longer.
Come morning, we can try again.
Come summer, the garden is full of flowers.
Come next week, the shop will be open.
Come Friday, the work should be done.
Examples
Come, you know that cannot be true.
Come, let us be fair to her.
Come, there is no need to shout.
Come, think about what you said.
Come, surely you can see my point.
Examples
The story used the word come for semen.
She asked him to clean up the come.
Some writers spell come as 'cum' in this sense.
The word come in that line refers to semen.
He avoided the slang word come in his report.
Etymology
From Old English cuman, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch komen and German kommen.
FAQ
Most often, it means to move towards someone or reach a place.
What is the past tense of come?
What is the past participle of come?
It is come, as in 'has come'.
How are come and go different?
Come normally means moving towards the speaker or a reference place, while go normally means moving away.
Can come refer to an event?
Yes. 'Winter comes' means winter arrives.
What does 'comes in three colours' mean?
The product is available in three colours.
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