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come (kʌmPronunciation for come) 

Definitions

verb

Word forms: comes, coming, came, come
(mainly intr)
  1. to move towards a specified person or place  ⇒ come to my desk 
  2. to arrive by movement or by making progress
  3. to become perceptible  ⇒ light came into the sky 
  4. to occur in the course of time  ⇒ Christmas comes but once a year 
  5. to exist or occur at a specific point in a series  ⇒ your turn comes next 
  6. to happen as a result  ⇒ no good will come of this 
  7. to originate or be derived  ⇒ good may come of evil 
  8. to occur to the mind  ⇒ the truth suddenly came to me 
  9. to extend or reach  ⇒ she comes up to my shoulder 
  10. to be produced or offered  ⇒ that dress comes in red only 
  11. to arrive at or be brought into a particular state or condition  ⇒ you will soon come to grief the new timetable comes into effect on Monday 
  12. (foll by from) to be or have been a resident or native (of)  ⇒ I come from London 
  13. to become  ⇒ your wishes will come true 
  14. (tr; takes an infinitive) to be given awareness  ⇒ I came to realize its enormous value 
  15. (of grain) to germinate
  16. slang to have an orgasm
  17. (tr) British informal to play the part of  ⇒ don't come the fine gentleman with me 
  18. (tr) British informal to cause or produce  ⇒ don't come that nonsense again 
  19. (subjunctive use) when (a specified time or event has arrived or begun)  ⇒ she'll be sixteen come Sunday come the revolution, you'll be the first to go 
  20. See as…as they come
  21. See come again?
  22. See come and
  23. See come clean
  24. See come good
  25. See come it
  26. See come to light
  27. See come to light with
  28. See come to pass
  29. See how come?

exclamation

  1. an exclamation expressing annoyance, irritation, etc  ⇒ come now! come come! 

noun

taboo slang 
  1. semen

See also

come about , come across , come along , come at , come away , comeback , come between , come by , comedown , come forward , come from , come in , come into , come of , come off , come on , come out , come over , come round , come through , come to , come up , come upon

Word Origin

Old English cuman;  related to Old Norse koma,  Gothic qiman,  Old High German queman  to come, Sanskrit gámati he goes

Synonyms

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= approach, near, advance, move towards, draw near
= arrive, move, appear, enter, turn up, show up, materialize,
= reach, extend,
= happen, fall, occur, take place, come about, come to pass,
= be available be made be offered be produced be on offer
= climax, orgasm, ejaculate, have an orgasm achieve orgasm

Translations

  • British English: come Pronunciation for come When you come to a place, you move towards it or arrive there.She came into the room.kʌm VERB She came into the room.
  • Spanish: venir Pronunciation for venir v
  • French: venir Pronunciation for venir vi
  • German: kommen Pronunciation for kommen v
  • Chinese: 来Pronunciation for 来 v
  • Arabic: يَأْتِيPronunciation for يَأْتِي v
  • Portuguese: virPronunciation for vir v
  • Russian: приходитьPronunciation for приходить v
  • Croatian: doćiPronunciation for doći v
  • Czech: přijítPronunciation for přijít v přicházet
  • Danish: kommePronunciation for komme v
  • Dutch: komenPronunciation for komen v
  • Finnish: tullaPronunciation for tulla v
  • Greek: έρχομαιPronunciation for έρχομαι v
  • Italian: venirePronunciation for venire v
  • Japanese: 来るPronunciation for 来る v
  • Korean: 오다Pronunciation for 오다 v
  • Norwegian: kommePronunciation for komme v
  • Polish: przyjśćPronunciation for przyjść v przychodzić
  • Brazilian Portuguese: virPronunciation for vir v
  • European Spanish: venir Pronunciation for venir v
  • Swedish: kommaPronunciation for komma v
  • Thai: มาPronunciation for มา v
  • Turkish: gelmekPronunciation for gelmek v
  • Vietnamese: đếnPronunciation for đến v

Usage examples

  • She appeared to think for a moment, then asked me to come into her office.
    Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)
  • It turned out that a few other players who had also missed the cut had also come along to support the team.
    Country Life (2004)
  • Also, will I be able to withdraw my funds at maturity without having to come over to Ireland?
    Irish Times (2002)
  • 'You wouldn't believe the number of women who have come here just to look at the dress.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • Australia and its original inhabitants offer us a rare opportunity to come to terms with where we have come from.
    James Cowan, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)

Commonness

All English words that begin with 'C'

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