Definition
Meaning of 'come'
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. [ n.]- 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 [ p. p.]3. Come [ v. t.]
- To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any
tricks here. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'come' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. come [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- come forth
- come forth
Example in sentence:
- A scream came from the woman's mouth;
- His breath came hard
Meaning (2):
- come under, be classified or included
- come under, be classified or included
Example in sentence:
- fall into a category;
- This comes under a new heading
Meaning (3):
- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
- 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):
- proceed or get along
- 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 (5):
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
- 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 (6):
- to be the product or result
- to be the product or result
Example in sentence:
- Melons come from a vine;
- Understanding comes from experience
Meaning (7):
- have a certain priority
- have a certain priority
Example in sentence:
- My family comes first
Meaning (8):
- be received
- be received
Example in sentence:
- News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
Meaning (9):
- exist or occur in a certain point in a series
- exist or occur in a certain point in a series
Example in sentence:
- Next came the student from France
Meaning (10):
- happen as a result
- happen as a result
Example in sentence:
- Nothing good will come of this
Meaning (11):
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- 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 (12):
- cover a certain distance
- cover a certain distance
Example in sentence:
- She came a long way
Meaning (13):
- experience orgasm
- experience orgasm
Example in sentence:
- she could not come because she was too upset
Meaning (14):
- be a native of
- be a native of
Example in sentence:
- She hails from Kalamazoo
Meaning (15):
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- 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 (16):
- add up in number or quantity
- add up in number or quantity
Example in sentence:
- The bill came to $2,000;
- The bills amounted to $2,000
Meaning (17):
- come to pass; arrive, as in due course
- 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 (18):
- reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
- 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 (19):
- extend or reach
- extend or reach
Example in sentence:
- The sleeves come to your knuckles;
- The water came up to my waist
Meaning (20):
- be found or available
- be found or available
Example in sentence:
- These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled
Meaning (21):
- develop into
- develop into
Example in sentence:
- nothing came of his grandiose plans;
- This idea will never amount to anything
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