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   come

   /kʌm/

   verb

   • 1. move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker: "Jessica came into the kitchen" Similar move nearermove closerapproachadvanceneardraw nighdraw close/closerdraw near/nearerproceedmake progressmake headwayforgeOpposite go away
   • ▪ arrive at a specified place: "we walked along till we came to a stream" Similar arriveget here/therereach one's destinationmake itappearput in an appearancemake an appearancecome on the scenecome upapproachenterpresent oneselfturn upbe alongcome alongmaterializereachinformal:show upshowroll inroll upblow inshow one's faceOpposite leave
   • ▪ (of a thing) reach or extend to a specified point: "women wore slim dresses that came all the way to their shoes" Similar reacharrive atmeetget toget up toget as far asmakemake it toset foot ongainattaincome acrossrun acrossrun intohappen onchance onlight oncome uponstumble onblunder onfind by chanceend up atland up atfetch up atinformal:hitwind up atbump intoarchaic:run againstextendstretchcontinuecarry onspreadreachcome as far asnot stop untilOpposite stop short of
   • ▪ approach: "someone was coming"
   • ▪ travel in order to be with a specified person, to do a specified thing, or to be present at an event: "the police came"
   • ▪ join someone in participating in a specified activity or course of action: "do you want to come fishing tomorrow?"
   • ▪ said to someone when correcting or reassuring someone: "Come, come, child, don't thank me"
   • 2. occur; happen; take place: "twilight had not yet come" Similar happenoccurtake placecome abouttranspirefallpresent itselfcrop upmaterializearisearriveappearsurfaceensuefollowliterary:come to passbefallbetidearchaic:haprare:eventuate
   • ▪ be heard, perceived, or experienced: "a voice came from the kitchen"
   • 3. take or occupy a specified position in space, order, or priority: "prisons come well down the list of priorities"
   • ▪ achieve a specified place in a race or contest: "she came second among sixty contestants"
   • ▪ interfere with or disturb the relationship of (two people): "I let my stupid pride come between us"
   • 4. pass into a specified state, especially one of separation or disunion: "his shirt had come undone"
   • ▪ eventually reach a certain condition or state of mind: "he had come to realize she was no puppet"
   • 5. be sold, available, or found in a specified form: "the cars come with a variety of extras" Similar be availablebe madebe producedbe for salebe on offer
   • 6. have an orgasm. informal Similar climaxachieve orgasmorgasmvulgar slang:cum

   preposition

   • 1. when a specified time is reached or event happens: informal "I don't think that they'll be far away from honours come the new season"

   noun

   • 1. semen ejaculated by a man at an orgasm. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishcuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   COME definition: 1. to move or travel towards the speaker or with the speaker: 2. to move or travel in the…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of COME is to move toward something : approach. How to use come in a sentence. to move toward something : approach; to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose; to reach a particular station in a series…

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   You use come in expressions such as come to an end or come into operation to indicate that someone or something enters or reaches a particular state or situation. The summer came to an end. [ VERB to noun ]

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   Good results do not come from careless work. to arrive or appear as a result: This comes of carelessness. to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition: to come into popular use. to do or manage; fare: She's coming along well with her work. to enter into being or existence; be born: The baby came at dawn.

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   Definitions of come. verb. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody. “He came singing down the road”. “ Come with me to the Casbah”. “ come down here!”. “ come into the room”. synonyms: come up. see more.

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   to start to do something: I have come to rely on acupuncture. This place has come to be known as 'Pheasant Corner'. when it comes to sth/doing sth. used to introduce a new idea that you want to say something about: When it comes to baking cakes, she's an expert. come to think of it.

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    1. a. To advance toward the speaker or toward a specified place; approach: Come to me. b. To advance in a specified manner: The children came reluctantly when I insisted. 2. a. To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way. b. To fare: How are things coming today? They're coming fine. 3. a.