come over
(adverb) (of a person or his words) to communicate the intended meaning or impression: he came over very well
(adverb) to change allegiances: some people came over to our side in the war
informal to undergo or feel a particular sensation: I came over funny
(in the Isle of Man) a person who has come over from the mainland of Britain to settle
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How to use come over in a sentence
Olwyn had come over from Paris in September 1963 to help with the children until Ted sorted things out.
As one of his students later wrote, a change would come over him at the sound of the guns.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You might want to come over and look at this,” his wife, Pat Thrasher, suddenly called out.
Would you like to come over and see my new pad this weekend?
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More | Gary Wright | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA couple of nights later, I said, “Would you like to come over and discuss the book?”
Frances McDormand on 'Olive Kitteridge,' Dropping LSD, and Her Beef With FX's 'Fargo' | Marlow Stern | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the evening I received General d'Amade who had come over to pay his farewell visit.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonShe shook hands approvingly with the young American and asked her to come over informally to luncheon on the morrow.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonI wish the whole population of Atlanta, Georgia, would come over and just see.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThe next day the oldest boy and girl came to ask the bakeshop woman to come over.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerA change had come over him since they parted; he had grown fonder of his parents, but colder to her.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
Other Idioms and Phrases with come over
Change sides or positions, as in He's decided to come over to their side. [Second half of 1500s]
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