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      vb   , 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  
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    Taboo slang   to have an orgasm  
17    tr     (Brit)  
informal   to play the part of  
don't come the fine gentleman with me     
18    tr     (Brit)  
informal   to cause or produce  
don't come that nonsense again     
19    subjunctive use   when (a specified time or event has arrived or begun)  
20 they come   the most characteristic example of a class or type  
21    come again?  
Informal   what did you say?  
22    come and   imperative or dependent imperative   to move towards a particular person or thing or accompany a person with some specified purpose  
come and see what I've found     
23    come clean  
Informal   to make a revelation or confession  
24    come good  
Informal   to recover and perform well after a bad start or setback  
25    come it  
a    to pretend; act a part  
b    to exaggerate  
c    often foll by: over   to try to impose (upon)  
d    to divulge a secret; inform the police  
26    come to light   to be revealed  
27    come to light with     (Austral. and N.Z.)  
informal   to find or produce  
28    come to pass  
Archaic   to take place  
29    how come?  
Informal   what is the reason that?  
30    an exclamation expressing annoyance, irritation, etc.  
come now!, come come!     
31    Taboo slang   semen,   (See also)        come about       come across       come along       come at       come away       comeback       come between       come by       comedown       come forward       come in       come into       come of       come off       come on       come out       come over       come round       come through       come to       come up       come upon  

come about  
      vb   intr, adv  
1    to take place; happen  
2      (Nautical)   to change tacks  
come across  
      vb   intr  
1    prep   to meet or find by accident  
2    adv   (of a person or his words) to communicate the intended meaning or impression  
3    often foll by: with   to provide what is expected  
      n   a street ballad or folk song  
     (C19: from the common opening words come all ye (young maidens, loyal heroes, etc.)...)  
come along  
1    intr, adv   to progress  
how's your French coming along?     
2    come along!  
a    hurry up!  
b    make an effort!  
3      (U.S. and Canadian)  
come at  
      vb   intr, prep  
1    to discover or reach (facts, the truth, etc.)  
2    to attack (a person)  
he came at me with an axe     
3      (Austral)  
slang   to agree to do (something)  
4    usually used with a negative     (Austral)  
slang   to stomach, tolerate  
I couldn't come at it     
5      (Austral)  
slang   to presume; impose  
what are you coming at?     
      adj      an informal expression for       accessible  
come away  
      vb   intr, adv  
1    to become detached  
2    foll by: with   to leave (with)  
come between  
      vb   intr, prep   to cause the estrangement or separation of (two people)  
nothing could come between the two lovers     
come by  
      vb   intr, prep   to find or obtain (a thing), esp. accidentally  
do you ever come by any old books?     
come forward  
      vb   intr, adv  
1    to offer one's services; volunteer  
2    to present oneself  
      adj   usually prenominal  
Informal   alluring; seductive  
a come-hither look     
come in  
      vb   intr, mainly adv  
1    to enter, used in the imperative when admitting a person  
2    to prove to be  
it came in useful     
3    to become fashionable or seasonable  
4      (Cricket)   to begin an innings  
5      (Athletics, horse racing, etc.)   to finish a race (in a certain position)  
6    (of a politician or political party) to win an election  
7      (Radio, television)   to be received  
news is coming in of a big fire in Glasgow     
8    (of money) to be received as income  
9    to play a role; advance one's interests  
where do I come in?     
10    foll by: for   to be the object of  
the Chancellor came in for a lot of criticism in the Commons     
come into  
      vb   intr, prep  
1    to enter  
2    to inherit  
3    come into one's own   to become fulfilled  
she really came into her own when she got divorced     
come of  
      vb   intr, prep  
1    to be descended from  
2    to result from  
nothing came of his experiments     
come off  
      vb   intr, mainly adv  
1    also prep   to fall (from), losing one's balance  
2    to become detached or be capable of being detached  
3    prep   to be removed from (a price, tax, etc.)  
will anything come off income tax in the budget?     
4    copula   to emerge from or as if from a trial or contest  
he came off the winner     
5    Informal   to take place or happen  
6    Informal   to have the intended effect; succeed  
his jokes did not come off     
7    Taboo slang   to have an orgasm  
8    come off it!  
Informal   stop trying to fool me!  
come on  
      vb   intr, mainly adv  
1    (of power, a water supply, etc.) to become available; start running or functioning  
2    to make or show progress; develop  
my plants are coming on nicely     
3    to advance, esp. in battle  
4    to begin  
she felt a cold coming on, a new bowler has come on     
5      (Theatre)   to make an entrance on stage  
6    to be considered, esp. in a court of law  
7    prep      See       come upon  
8    come on!  
a    hurry up!  
b    cheer up! pull yourself together!  
c    make an effort!  
d    don't exaggerate! stick to the facts!  
9    to attempt to give a specified impression  
he came on like a hard man     
10    come on strong   to make a forceful or exaggerated impression  
11    come on to  
Informal   to make sexual advances to  
12    Informal   anything that serves as a lure or enticement  
come out  
      vb   intr, adv  
1    to be made public or revealed  
the news of her death came out last week     
2    to make a debut in society or on stage  
a      (Also)    come out of the closet   to declare openly that one is a homosexual  
b    to reveal or declare any habit or practice formerly concealed  
4      (Chiefly Brit)   to go on strike  
5    to declare oneself  
the government came out in favour of scrapping the project     
6    to be shown visibly or clearly  
you came out very well in the photos     
7    to yield a satisfactory solution  
these sums just won't come out     
8    to be published  
the paper comes out on Fridays     
9    foll by: in   to become covered with  
you're coming out in spots     
10    foll by: with   to speak or declare openly  
you can rely on him to come out with the facts     
come over  
      vb   intr  
1    adv   (of a person or his words) to communicate the intended meaning or impression  
he came over very well     
2    adv   to change allegiances  
some people came over to our side in the war     
3    Informal   to undergo or feel a particular sensation  
I came over funny     
4    (in the Isle of Man) a person who has come over from the mainland of Britain to settle  
come round   , around  
      vb   intr, adv  
1    to be restored to life or consciousness  
2    to change or modify one's mind or opinion  
come through  
      vb   intr  
1    adv   to emerge successfully  
2    prep   to survive (an illness, setback, etc.)  
come to  
      vb   intr  
1    adv or prep. and reflexive   to regain consciousness or return to one's normal state  
2    adv     (Nautical)   to slow a vessel or bring her to a stop  
3    prep   to amount to (a sum of money)  
your bill comes to four pounds     
4    prep   to arrive at (a certain state)  
what is the world coming to?     
come up  
      vb   intr, adv  
1    to come to a place regarded as higher  
2    (of the sun) to rise  
3    to begin  
a wind came up     
4    to be regurgitated or vomited  
5    to present itself or be discussed  
that question will come up again     
6      (Brit)   to begin a term, esp. one's first term, at a college or university  
7    to appear from out of the ground  
my beans have come up early this year     
8    Informal   to win  
have your premium bonds ever come up?     
9    come up against   to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with  
10    come up to   to equal or meet a standard  
that just doesn't come up to scratch     
11    come up with   to produce or find  
she always comes up with the right answer     
come upon  
      vb   intr, prep   to meet or encounter unexpectedly  
I came upon an old friend in the street today     
      n   pl   , Johnny-come-latelies, Johnnies-come-lately   a brash newcomer, novice, or recruit  
kingdom come  
1    the next world; life after death  
2    Informal   the end of the world (esp. in the phrase until kingdom come)  
3    Informal   unconsciousness or death  
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come on
quit disobeying; start acting like someone would want to
consider something seriously and start taking actions about it
close friend
Close relation of prehistoric Sabre-toothed tiger
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to pay close attention to (someone or something)
an acquaintance or relative close enough to greet by giving a kiss
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