come

Nouns

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    come up,
  • (v) reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    • She arrived home at 7 o'clock
    • She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
    arrive, get,
  • (v) 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
  • (v) reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
    • 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
    • The shoes came untied
    • come into contact with a terrorist group
    • his face went red
    • your wish will come true
  • (v) to be the product or result
    • Melons come from a vine
    • Understanding comes from experience
    follow,
  • (v) be found or available
    • These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled
  • (v) come forth
    • A scream came from the woman's mouth
    • His breath came hard
    issue forth,
  • (v) be a native of
    • She hails from Kalamazoo
    hail,
  • (v) extend or reach
    • The water came up to my waist
    • The sleeves come to your knuckles
  • (v) exist or occur in a certain point in a series
    • Next came the student from France
  • (v) cover a certain distance
    • She came a long way
  • (v) come under, be classified or included
    • fall into a category
    • This comes under a new heading
    fall,
  • (v) happen as a result
    • Nothing good will come of this
  • (v) add up in number or quantity
    • The bills amounted to $2,000
    • The bill came to $2,000
    number, total, amount, add up,
  • (v) develop into
    • This idea will never amount to anything
    • nothing came of his grandiose plans
    add up, amount,
  • (v) be received
    • News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
    come in,
  • (v) come to one's mind; suggest itself
    • It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
    • A great idea then came to her
    occur,
  • (v) 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
    descend, derive,
  • (v) 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
    fare, get along, do, make out,
  • (v) experience orgasm
    • she could not come because she was too upset
  • (v) have a certain priority
    • My family comes first

Synonyms

come up cum ejaculate semen seminal fluid seed arrive get follow issue forth hail fall number total amount add up come in occur descend derive fare get along do make out

Antonyms

depart go away go go forth leave

See also

accompany attach to come with go with bring home the bacon deliver the goods succeed come through win come in make it pull round pull through survive uprise ascend come up rise rise up surface

Words of close approximity

coma comb comp
cob C.O.D. COD cog col con coo cop cos cot cow cox coy
coal coat coax coca cock coco coda code Cody Cohn coho coif coil coin coir coke cola cold cole colt coma comb comp cone conk conn cony cook cool coon coop coot cope Copt copy Cora cord core cork corm corn corp cosh coss cost cosy cote Coue coup cove cowl cows coxa cozy
come about come across come after come alive come along come apart come around come-at-able come away comeback come back come before come by come close comedian comedienne comedo comedown come down comedy comedy ballet come forth come forward come hell or high water come home come in come in for come in handy come into come into being comeliness comely come near Comenius come of age come off come on come-on come out come out of the closet come over comer come round Comer Vann Woodward come short comestible comet cometary come through cometic comet-like come to come together come to grips come to hand come to life come to light come to mind come to the fore come up comeupance come upon comeuppance come up to come with