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.
- 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 forth

Example in sentence:

A scream came from the woman's mouth;
His breath came hard

Meaning (2):
- 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

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

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

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

Example in sentence:

Melons come from a vine;
Understanding comes from experience

Meaning (7):
- have a certain priority

Example in sentence:

My family comes first

Meaning (8):
- 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

Example in sentence:

Next came the student from France

Meaning (10):
- happen as a result

Example in sentence:

Nothing good will come of this

Meaning (11):
- 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

Example in sentence:

She came a long way

Meaning (13):
- experience orgasm

Example in sentence:

she could not come because she was too upset

Meaning (14):
- be a native of

Example in sentence:

She hails from Kalamazoo

Meaning (15):
- 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

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

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

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

Example in sentence:

The sleeves come to your knuckles;
The water came up to my waist

Meaning (20):
- be found or available

Example in sentence:

These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled

Meaning (21):
- develop into

Example in sentence:

nothing came of his grandiose plans;
This idea will never amount to anything

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