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come
 
Verb come has 22 senses
  1. come, come up - 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"
    --1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Antonyms: go, go away, depart
    Derived form: noun coming1
    Sample sentence:
    They come down the river
  2. arrive, get, come - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
    Derived forms: noun comer2, noun coming2
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't come
  3. come - come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
    --3 is one way to     happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
    Derived form: noun coming3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  4. come - 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"
    --4 is one way to     change
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
  5. come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
    --5 is one way to originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  6. come - 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"
    --6 is one way to     become, go, get
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  7. come - be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
    --7 is one way to     exist, be
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s Adjective
  8. issue forth, come - come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  9. hail, come - be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
    --9 is one way to be
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  10. come - extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
    --10 is one way to     run, go, pass, lead, extend
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  11. come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
    --11 is one way to     be
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  12. derive, come, descend - come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  13. come - cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
    --13 is one way to     travel, go, move, locomote
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  14. fall, come - come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
    --14 is one way to be
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  15. come - happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
    --15 is one way to     result, ensue
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  16. total, number, add up, come, amount - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
    --16 is one way to be
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  17. come, add up, amount - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
    --17 is one way to become, turn
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  18. come, come in - be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
    --18 is one way to arrive, get, come
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  19. occur, come - come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
    --19 is one way to become
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  20. do, fare, make out, come, get along - 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"
    --20 is one way to proceed, go
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s Adjective
  21. come - experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
    --21 is one way to     experience, undergo, see, go through
    Derived form: noun coming4
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue come
  22. come - have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
    --22 is one way to     rank
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
come-around come-at-able come-from-behind come-hither come-on come-up come-uppance come come come a long way come about come across come after come alive come along come and go come apart

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