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US
/ˈkəm/
]
[ UK /kˈʌm/ ]
[ UK /kˈʌm/ ]
VERB
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight -
cover a certain distance
She came a long way -
have a certain priority
My family comes first -
happen as a result
Nothing good will come of this -
extend or reach
The sleeves come to your knuckles
The water came up to my waist -
exist or occur in a certain point in a series
Next came the student from France -
experience orgasm
she could not come because she was too upset -
come under, be classified or included
This comes under a new heading
fall into a category -
proceed or get along
He's come a long way
How are you making out in graduate school?
How is she doing in her new job? -
to be the product or result
Melons come from a vine
Understanding comes from experience -
come forth
His breath came hard
A scream came from the woman's mouth -
add up in number or quantity
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000 -
develop into
This idea will never amount to anything
nothing came of his grandiose plans -
reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
The water came to a boil
The shoes came untied
Their anger came to a boil
come into contact with a terrorist group
your wish will come true
his face went red
We came to understand the true meaning of life
I came to realize the true meaning of life -
be found or available
These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled -
be received
News came in of the massacre in Rwanda -
come to one's mind; suggest itself
It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
A great idea then came to her -
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
come down here!
come out of the closet!
He came singing down the road
come into the room
Come with me to the Casbah -
be a native of
She hails from Kalamazoo -
come to pass; arrive, as in due course
It came as a shock
The first success came three days later
Dawn comes early in June -
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
he comes from humble origins
She was descended from an old Italian noble family
NOUN
- the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
How To Use come In A Sentence
- Once tawhid is accepted as the first axiom of thought, the goal of life becomes bridging the gap between the asserter and the asserted. William C. Chittick, Ph.D.: Islam and the Goal of Love
- A lot of the wrinklies, in fact, come along with holes in their shirts and jerseys.
- The recession blindsided a lot of lawyers who had previously taken for granted their comfortable income.
- I think it's certainly quite a lot of the comedy that I've been involved in is quite extreme, if you like, and the extremity is part of what's funny about it.
- The conference has become a bit of a squeeze this year. Times, Sunday Times
- Her desired outcome was a bit of money to help with major structural repairs.
- Lastly, I am a bit of control freak with a blistering pace when it comes to work.
- It is by these special touches that the author infuses the books with the spirit of humanity, without which a fantasy becomes an empty fancy.
- Sony Pictures Animation has a full slate of films including the mouth-watering 3D comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opened as the #1 movie in North America on September 18, Hotel Transylvania, now in pre-production and, in association with Columbia Pictures, The Smurfs, now in production. Anton Yelchin and Fred Armisen Join The Smurfs | /Film
- The Temple to the Hebrew God YHVH, built by King David, was destroyed and much of the Jewish population (Jew comes from the word Judah, one of the 12 tribes) were deported to Babylon, known to Jews as the Babylonian captivity. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
