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1. | [ verb ] move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody | |
Synonyms: | come_up | |
Examples: | "He came singing down the road" "Come with me to the Casbah" "come down here!" "come out of the closet!" "come into the room" |
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Related terms: | go travel approach approach address emanate succeed attach_to survive surface rise come_in approach | |
2. | [ verb ] reach a destination; arrive by movement or by making progress | |
Synonyms: | get arrive | |
Examples: | "She arrived home at 7 o'clock" "He got into college" "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
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Related terms: | leave reach land land pull_in drive_in plump_in roll_up land flood_in get advent arrival | |
3. | [ verb ] come to pass; arrive, as in due course | |
Examples: | "The first success came three days later" "It came as a shock" "Dawn comes early in June" |
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Related terms: | anticipate happen fall approach | |
4. | [ verb ] reach a state, relation, or condition | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | change | |
5. | [ verb ] to be the product or result | |
Synonyms: | follow | |
Examples: | "Melons come from a vine" "Understanding comes from experience" |
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Related terms: | originate | |
6. | [ verb ] enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | become | |
7. | [ verb ] come forth | |
Synonyms: | issue_forth | |
Examples: | "A scream came from the woman's mouth" "His breath came hard" |
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8. | [ verb ] be found or available | |
Examples: | "These shoes come in three colors The furniture comes unassembled" |
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Related terms: | exist | |
9. | [ verb ] be a native of | |
Synonyms: | hail | |
Examples: | "She hails from Kalamazoo" |
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Related terms: | be derive | |
10. | [ verb ] come from | |
Synonyms: | derive | |
Examples: | "The present name derives from an older form" |
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Related terms: | evolve evolve derive deriving | |
11. | [ verb ] extend or reach | |
Examples: | "The water came up to my waist" "The sleeves come to your knuckles" |
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Related terms: | run | |
12. | [ verb ] exist or occur in a certain point in a series | |
Examples: | "Next came the student from France" |
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Related terms: | be | |
13. | [ verb ] cover a certain distance | |
Examples: | : "She came a long way" |
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Related terms: | travel | |
14. | [ verb ] develop into | |
Synonyms: | amount add_up | |
Examples: | "This idea will never amount to anything" "nothing came of his grandiose plans" |
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Related terms: | become aggregate | |
15. | [ verb ] come under, be classified or included | |
Synonyms: | fall | |
Examples: | "fall into a category" "This comes under a new heading" |
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Related terms: | be | |
16. | [ verb ] happen as a result | |
Examples: | "Nothing good will come of this" |
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Related terms: | result | |
17. | [ verb ] come to one's mind; suggest itself | |
Synonyms: | occur | |
Examples: | "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary" "A great idea then came to her" |
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Related terms: | become | |
18. | [ verb ] add up in number or quantity | |
Synonyms: | total number amount add_up | |
Examples: | "The bills amounted to $2,000" "The bill came to $2,000" |
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Related terms: | be average outnumber make work_out number number sum sum | |
19. | [ verb ] come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | |
Synonyms: | descend derive | |
Examples: | "She was descended from an old Italian noble family" "he comes from humble origins" |
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Related terms: | hail derive derivation descendant descent ancestry | |
20. | [ verb ] be received, as of news on the radio or television | |
Synonyms: | come_in | |
Examples: | "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" |
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Related terms: | arrive | |
21. | [ verb ] proceed or get along | |
Synonyms: | do get_along make_out fare | |
Examples: | "How is she doing in her new job?" "How are you making out in graduate school?" "He's come a long way" |
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Related terms: | proceed | |
22. | [ verb ] experience orgasm | |
Examples: | "she could not come because she was too upset" |
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Related terms: | experience orgasm | |
23. | [ verb ] have a certain priority | |
Examples: | "My family comes first" |
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Related terms: | rank | |
Similar spelling: |
Comeau commie cone Coen Coyne Cowen Coone Cohen comma coney Cooney con Connie cohune Conn cony coma coin Cohn coon Como Coan |