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come(verb)BrE / kʌm / NAmE / kʌm / - to move to or towards a person or place
- He came into the room and shut the door.
- She comes to work by bus.
- My son is coming home soon.
- Come here!
- Come and see us soon!
- Here comes Jo! (= Jo is coming)
- There's a storm coming.
- They're coming to stay for a week.
- When did she last come and see you?
- Come and have your dinner.
- Come have your dinner.
- to arrive at or reach a place
- They continued until they came to a river.
- What time did you come (= to my house)?
- Spring came late this year.
- Your breakfast is coming soon.
- Have any letters come for me?
- Help came at last.
- The CD comes complete with all the words of the songs.
- The time has come (= now is the moment) to act.
- to arrive somewhere in order to do something or get something
- I've come for my book.
- I've come about my book.
- I've come to get my book.
- He came looking for me.
- to move or travel, especially with somebody else, to a particular place or in order to be present at an event
- I've only come for an hour.
- Thanks for coming (= to my house, party, etc.).
- Are you coming to the club with us tonight?
- Why don't you come skating tonight?
- to move in a particular way or while doing something else
- The children came running into the room.
- to travel a particular distance
- We've come 50 miles this morning.
- The company has come a long way (= made lot of progress) in the last 5 years.
- to happen
- The agreement came after several hours of negotiations.
- The rains came too late to do any good.
- The high point of the concert came during the drum solo.
- Her death came as a terrible shock to us.
- His resignation came as no surprise.
- used in questions to talk about how or why something happened
- How did he come to break his leg?
- How do you come to be so late?
- to have a particular position
- That comes a long way down my list of priorities.
- His family comes first (= is the most important thing in his life).
- She came second (= received the second highest score) in the exam.
- used in many expressions to show that something has reached a particular state
- At last winter came to an end.
- He came to power in 2006.
- When will they come to a decision?
- The trees are coming into leaf.
- to be available or to exist in a particular way
- This dress comes in black and red.
- New cars don't come cheap (= they are expensive).
- to become
- The buttons had come undone.
- The handle came loose.
- Everything will come right in the end.
- This design came to be known as the Oriental style.
- to reach a point where you realize, understand or believe something
- In time she came to love him.
- She had come to see the problem in a new light.
- I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.
- to have an orgasm
- to be very clever, stupid, etc.
- to play the part of a particular type of person; to behave in a particular way
- Don't come the innocent with me.
- used to ask somebody to repeat something
- ‘She's an entomologist.’ ‘Come again?’ ‘An entomologist—she studies insects.’
- to arrive and leave; to move freely
- They had a party next door—we heard people coming and going all night.
- to be present for a short time and then go away
- The pain in my leg comes and goes.
- to be easy, natural, etc. for somebody to do
- Acting comes naturally to her.
- to suddenly feel ill/sick or faint
- to be unsuccessful; to have no successful result
- How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing.
- Her plans didn't come to anything.
- used to introduce something extra that is connected with what has just been said
- I don't really trust him—nor his wife, come to that.
- despite any problems or difficulties you may have
- He promised to support her come what may.
- used to say you do not understand how something can happen and would like an explanation
- ‘I think you owe me some money.’ ‘How come?’
- If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad?
- to not be important or successful
- in the future
- They may well regret the decision in years to come.
- This will be a problem for some time to come (= for a period of time in the future).
- when it is a question of something
- When it comes to getting things done, he's useless.
- somebody’s ideas, beliefs, personality, etc. that makes them say what they have said
- I see where you're coming from (= I understand what you mean).
Extra Examples- I’ve come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.
- Are you coming to the theatre with us this evening?
- Come back, I need to talk to you!
- He came towards me.
- He doesn’t come across very well when he speaks in public.
- I’ve come for those books you promised me.
- She comes across as shy, but she’s actually very confident.
- At last, the time came to leave.
- Business improved as Christmas came nearer.
- Despite all the publicity, not many people came.
- Dusk came quickly.
- He came to England by ship.
- He wanted to be buried beside her when the time came.
- He’s come all the way from Tokyo.
- Here comes Jo!
- How far have you come?
- I hope you can come to Australia to visit us.
- I never thought the day would come when I’d feel sorry for him.
- I’m sorry, I won’t be able to come.
- I’ve come about my book.
- I’ve come to see Mrs Cooper.
- If you can’t come to the meeting, let us know in advance.
- If you come late, the doctor may not be able to see you.
- It’s looks as if there’s a storm coming.
- Let me know if any more mail comes.
- People came from all over the country.
- People came from all over the world to settle here.
- Please come to my party on September 10th.
- She came to work wearing a very smart suit.
- Thanks for coming!
- The deadline came and went, but there was no reply from them.
- The time had come to let a younger person lead the party.
- They’re coming to stay for a week.
- We’ve come a long way and we’re very tired.
- When is your son coming home?
- When the moment actually came, I began to feel a little nervous.
- Why don’t you come skating with us tonight?
- Your breakfast is coming soon!
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they come
- he / she / it comes
- past simple came
- past participle come
- -ing form coming
Word Origin- Old English cuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen.
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