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Meaning of 'come' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Come [ n.]
- To move hitherward; to draw near; to approach the speaker, or some place or person indicated; -- opposed to go.
- To complete a movement toward a place; to arrive.
- To approach or arrive, as if by a journey or from a distance.
- To approach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the act of another.
- To arrive in sight; to be manifest; to appear.
- To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with a predicate; as, to come untied.
- Coming.
2 . Come [ p. p.]
- of Come
3 . Come [ v. t.]
- To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any tricks here.

Meaning of 'come' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . come [ v]
Meaning (1):
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
Example in sentence:
  • A great idea then came to her;
  • It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
Meaning (2):
- come forth
Example in sentence:
  • A scream came from the woman's mouth;
  • His breath came hard
Meaning (3):
- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Example in sentence:
  • come down here!;
  • come into the room;
  • come out of the closet!;
  • Come with me to the Casbah;
  • He came singing down the road
Meaning (4):
- reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
Example in sentence:
  • come into contact with a terrorist group;
  • his face went red;
  • I came to realize the true meaning of life;
  • The shoes came untied;
  • The water came to a boil;
  • Their anger came to a boil;
  • We came to understand the true meaning of life;
  • your wish will come true
Meaning (5):
- come to pass; arrive, as in due course
Example in sentence:
  • Dawn comes early in June;
  • It came as a shock;
  • The first success came three days later
Meaning (6):
- come under, be classified or included
Example in sentence:
  • fall into a category;
  • This comes under a new heading
Meaning (7):
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
Example in sentence:
  • he comes from humble origins;
  • She was descended from an old Italian noble family
Meaning (8):
- develop into
Example in sentence:
  • He will make a splendid father!;
  • nothing came of his grandiose plans;
  • This idea will never amount to anything
Meaning (9):
- proceed or get along
Example in sentence:
  • He's come a long way;
  • How are you making out in graduate school?;
  • How is she doing in her new job?
Meaning (10):
- to be the product or result
Example in sentence:
  • Melons come from a vine;
  • Understanding comes from experience
Meaning (11):
- have a certain priority
Example in sentence:
  • My family comes first
Meaning (12):
- be received
Example in sentence:
  • News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
Meaning (13):
- exist or occur in a certain point in a series
Example in sentence:
  • Next came the student from France
Meaning (14):
- happen as a result
Example in sentence:
  • Nothing good will come of this
Meaning (15):
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Example in sentence:
  • She arrived home at 7 o'clock;
  • She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
Meaning (16):
- cover a certain distance
Example in sentence:
  • She came a long way
Meaning (17):
- experience orgasm
Example in sentence:
  • she could not come because she was too upset
Meaning (18):
- be a native of
Example in sentence:
  • She hails from Kalamazoo
Meaning (19):
- add up in number or quantity
Example in sentence:
  • The bill came to $2,000;
  • The bills amounted to $2,000
Meaning (20):
- extend or reach
Example in sentence:
  • The sleeves come to your knuckles;
  • The water came up to my waist
Meaning (21):
- be found or available
Example in sentence:
  • These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled

Nearby Words:

com- coma comanches comart comate comatose comatous comatula comatulid comb

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