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   come

   /kʌm/

   verb

   • 1. move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker: "Jessica came into the kitchen" Similar move nearermove closerapproachadvanceneardraw nighdraw close/closerdraw near/nearerproceedmake progressmake headwayforgeOpposite go away
   • ▪ arrive at a specified place: "we walked along till we came to a stream" Similar arriveget here/therereach one's destinationmake itappearput in an appearancemake an appearancecome on the scenecome upapproachenterpresent oneselfturn upbe alongcome alongmaterializereachinformal:show upshowroll inroll upblow inshow one's faceOpposite leave
   • ▪ (of a thing) reach or extend to a specified point: "women wore slim dresses that came all the way to their shoes" Similar reacharrive atmeetget toget up toget as far asmakemake it toset foot ongainattaincome acrossrun acrossrun intohappen onchance onlight oncome uponstumble onblunder onfind by chanceend up atland up atfetch up atinformal:hitwind up atbump intoarchaic:run againstextendstretchcontinuecarry onspreadreachcome as far asnot stop untilOpposite stop short of
   • ▪ approach: "someone was coming"
   • ▪ travel in order to be with a specified person, to do a specified thing, or to be present at an event: "the police came"
   • ▪ join someone in participating in a specified activity or course of action: "do you want to come fishing tomorrow?"
   • ▪ said to someone when correcting or reassuring someone: "Come, come, child, don't thank me"
   • 2. occur; happen; take place: "twilight had not yet come" Similar happenoccurtake placecome abouttranspirefallpresent itselfcrop upmaterializearisearriveappearsurfaceensuefollowliterary:come to passbefallbetidearchaic:haprare:eventuate
   • ▪ be heard, perceived, or experienced: "a voice came from the kitchen"
   • 3. take or occupy a specified position in space, order, or priority: "prisons come well down the list of priorities"
   • ▪ achieve a specified place in a race or contest: "she came second among sixty contestants"
   • ▪ interfere with or disturb the relationship of (two people): "I let my stupid pride come between us"
   • 4. pass into a specified state, especially one of separation or disunion: "his shirt had come undone"
   • ▪ eventually reach a certain condition or state of mind: "he had come to realize she was no puppet"
   • 5. be sold, available, or found in a specified form: "the cars come with a variety of extras" Similar be availablebe madebe producedbe for salebe on offer
   • 6. have an orgasm. informal Similar climaxachieve orgasmorgasmvulgar slang:cum

   preposition

   • 1. when a specified time is reached or event happens: informal "I don't think that they'll be far away from honours come the new season"

   noun

   • 1. semen ejaculated by a man at an orgasm. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishcuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of COME is to move toward something : approach. How to use come in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for COME: approach, enter, near, advance, nigh, drop in, pop (in), arrive; Antonyms of COME: go, withdraw, leave, retreat, depart, recede (from), exit, check out

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   The meaning of COME BY is to get possession of : acquire. How to use come by in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for TO COME: upcoming, coming, approaching, impending, imminent, forthcoming, pending, on hand; Antonyms of TO COME: late, recent, other, old, past, former, sometime, onetime.

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   The meaning of COME IN is to arrive on a scene. How to use come in in a sentence.

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   how did all this come about? Recent Examples on the Web These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

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   The meaning of COME TO is to recover consciousness. to recover consciousness; to bring a ship's head nearer the wind : luff; to come to anchor or to a stop… See the full definition

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   The meaning of COME TOGETHER is to join or meet. How to use come together in a sentence.

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    The meaning of COME FROM is to have (a specified origin or source) —often used to describe a person's family. How to use come from in a sentence.

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    The meaning of COME OUT is to come into public view : make a public appearance. How to use come out in a sentence.