COME
\kˈʌm], \kˈʌm], \k_ˈʌ_m]\
Definitions of COME
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
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come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
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be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
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reach a state, relation, or condition; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"
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have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
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cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
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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 out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
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experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
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to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
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proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
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be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
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be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
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extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
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come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
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enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"; "I came to see his point of view"; "her face went red with anger"; "The knot came loose"; "Your wish will come true"
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exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
By Princeton University
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develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
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come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
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be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
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reach a state, relation, or condition; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"
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have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
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cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
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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 out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
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experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
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to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
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proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
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be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To move hitherward; to draw near; to approach the speaker, or some place or person indicated; -- opposed to go.
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To complete a movement toward a place; to arrive.
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To approach or arrive, as if by a journey or from a distance.
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To approach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the act of another.
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To arrive in sight; to be manifest; to appear.
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To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with a predicate; as, to come untied.
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To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any tricks here.
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Coming.
By Oddity Software
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Coming.
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To move towards; draw near; reach; arrive; be present; to issue from a source; become; occur as a result; approach in kind or quality; happen.
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Came.
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Come.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To move toward this place (the opp. of go): to draw near: to arrive at a certain state or condition: to issue: to happen:-pr.p. coming; pa.t. came; pa.p. come.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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