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- come [kum]vi.came, come, coming [ME comen < OE cuman, akin to Goth qiman, Ger kommen < IE base * gwem-, *gwā-, to go, come > L venire, to come, Gr bainein, to go]1. to move from a place thought of as “there” to or into a place thought of as “here”:a) in the second person, with relation to the speaker [come to me, will you come to the dance tonight?]b) in the first person, with relation to the person addressed [I will come to see you]c) in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached [he came into the room]2. to approach or reach by or as by moving toward3. to arrive or appear [help will come]4. to extend; reach [the bus line comes near the hotel]5. to happen; take place [success came to him early in life]6. to take form in the mind, as through recollection [her name finally came to him]7. to occur in a certain place or order [after 9 comes 10]8.a) to become actual; evolve; develop [peace will come in time]b) to proceed; progress; get (along) [how's your new book coming (along)?]9.a) to be derived [milk comes from cows]b) to be descended [he comes from an old family]c) to be a native, resident, or former resident: with from10. to be caused; result [illness may come from a poor diet ]☆ 11. to be due or owed (to): used in the participle [to get what is coming to one]12. to pass by or as by inheritance [the house came to him on the death of his father]13. to enter into a certain state or condition [this word has come into use]14. to get to be; become [my shoe came loose]15. to be obtainable or available [this dress comes in four sizes]16. to amount; add up (to)17. Informal to have a sexual orgasm18. when (a specified time or event) occurs [come evening, he will return ]: used with the subject after the verbn.Slang SEMEN: somewhat vulgarinterj.used to express irritation, impatience, remonstrance, etc. [oh come! it's not that bad]——————as good as they come or as tough as they come or as strong as they comeamong the best (or toughest, strongest, etc.)——————come about1. to happen; occur2. to turn about3. Naut. to change course so that the sail or sails shift from one side of the vessel to the other, esp. to do so as by turning the bow into and across the wind; tack——————come across1. to meet by accident; find by chance2. Informal to be effective, readily understood, etc.☆ 3. Slang to give, do, or say what is wanted; provide ( with what is needed)——————come again?Informal what did you say? please repeat that!——————come alive1. to become excited, enthusiastic, etc.2. to become exciting, interesting, etc. [new curtains made the room come alive]——————come along1. to appear or arrive2. to proceed or succeed——————come and get it!Informal the meal is ready!: a summons to eat——————come around or come round1. to revive; recover2. to make a turn or change in direction3. to concede or yield, as to a demand4. Informal to come to visit——————come at1. to reach; attain2. to approach angrily or swiftly, as in attacking——————come back1. to return☆ 2. Informal to make a comeback——————come betweento cause estrangement between; divide——————come by1. to get; acquire; gain☆ 2. to pay a visit——————come downto suffer loss in status, wealth, etc.——————come down on or come down uponto scold; criticize harshly——————☆ come down withto contract (a cold, flu, etc.)——————come forwardto offer one's services; volunteer——————come in1. to enter2. to arrive3. to begin to be used; come into fashion☆ 4. to start producing, as an oil well5. to finish in a competitive event [he came in fifth]6. see phrase under IN1 Golf7.a) Radio to answer a call or signalb) Radio, TV, etc.Radio TV etc. to be received——————come in forInformal to get or become eligible to get——————come into1. to enter into; join2. to inherit——————come of ageto reach the age when one has full legal rights: often used figuratively for any arrival at maturity, one's prime, etc. [baseball came of age in the 1920s]: see also OF AGE under AGE——————come off1. to become unfastened or detached2. to happen; occur3. to end up; emerge, as from a contest☆ 4. Informal to prove effective, successful, etc. [humor that didn't come off]——————☆ come off it!Slang stop acting or talking in that way!——————come on1. to make progress2. to meet by accident; find3. to appear, begin to work, make an entrance, etc.——————come on! Informalused to signifya) invitation, often to a different placeb) encouragement, urgency, etc. [come on! you can do it]c) objection, disagreement, refusal to believe, etc. [come on! you can't be serious]: Often used as a cajoling expression equivalent to please——————come on toSlang to make sexual advances toward——————come out1. to be disclosed; become evident2. to be offered for public inspection, sale, etc.3. to be formally introduced to society; make a debut4. to end up; turn out [how did the election come out? ]☆ 5. to become actively homosexual or reveal that one is homosexual——————come out forto announce one's approval of; endorse——————come out with1. to disclose2. to say; utter; publish3. to offer for public inspection, sale, etc.——————come overto happen to; occur to; seize [a strange feeling came over me]——————come through1. to wear through☆ 2. to complete or endure something successfully☆ 3. Informal to do what is wanted; provide ( with what is needed)——————come to1. to recover consciousness2. Naut.a) to bring the ship's head nearer the windb) to stop moving; also, to anchor——————come up1. to arise; begin [a light breeze came up]2. to be mentioned, as in a discussion3. to rise or improve, as in status4. to be put forward, as for a vote5. Brit. to enter a university——————come upon1. to meet or encounter by accident2. to attack——————come up to1. to reach or extend to2. to equal——————come up withto propose, produce, find, suggest, etc.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
