Also, come upon.to find or encounter, esp. by chance: I came across this picture when I was cleaning out the attic. We suddenly came upon a deer while walking in the woods.
b.
Informal. to make good one's promise, as to pay a debt, do what is expected, etc.: to come across with the rent.
c.
to be understandable or convincing: The moral of this story doesn't come across.
d.
Informal. to make a particular impression; comport oneself: She comes across as a very cold person.
27.
come again, (used as a request to repeat a statement).
28.
come along,
a.
to accompany someone, attend as part of a group: He didn't come along on the last trip.
b.
to proceed, develop, or advance sufficiently or successfully: The new project was coming along quite smoothly.
c.
to appear; emerge as a factor or possibility: Even if another job comes along this summer, I won't take it.
29.
come around or round,
a.
to recover consciousness; revive.
b.
to change one's opinion, decision, etc., esp. to agree with another's.
c.
to visit: Come around more often.
d.
to cease being angry, hurt, etc.
30.
come at,
a.
to arrive at; attain.
b.
to rush at; attack: The watchdog came at the intruder.
31.
come back,
a.
to return, esp. to one's memory: It all comes back to me now.
b.
to return to a former position or state.
c.
to talk back; retort: to come back with a witty remark.
32.
come between, to cause to be estranged or antagonized: Love of money came between the brothers.
33.
come by, to obtain; acquire: How did he ever come by so much money?
34.
come down,
a.
to lose wealth, rank, etc.; be reduced in circumstances or status.
b.
to be handed down by tradition or inheritance.
c.
to be relayed or passed along from a source of higher rank or authority: The general's orders will come down tomorrow.
d.
Slang. to take place; happen.
e.
Slang. to lose one's euphoria, enthusiasm, or esp. the effects of a drug high.
35.
come down on or upon,
a.
to voice one's opposition to: She came down on increased spending and promised to cut the budget.
b.
to reprimand; scold: He came down on me for getting to work late.
36.
come down with, to become afflicted with (an illness): Many people came down with the flu this year.
37.
come forward, to offer one's services; present oneself; volunteer: When the president called for volunteers, several members of our group came forward.
38.
come in,
a.
to enter.
b.
to arrive.
c.
to come into use or fashion.
d.
to begin to produce or yield: The oil well finally came in.
e.
to be among the winners: His horse came in and paid 5 to 1.
f.
to finish in a race or any competition, as specified: Our bobsled team came in fifth.
39.
come in for, to receive; get; be subjected to: This plan will no doubt come in for a great deal of criticism.
40.
come into,
a.
to acquire; get.
b.
to inherit: He came into a large fortune at the age of 21.
41.
come on,
a.
Also, come upon.to meet or find unexpectedly.
b.
to make progress; develop; flourish.
c.
to appear on stage; make one's entrance.
d.
to begin; appear: The last showing will be coming on in a few minutes.
e.
Informal. (used chiefly in the imperative) to hurry; begin: Come on, before it rains!
f.
Informal. (as an entreaty or attempt at persuasion) please: Come on, go with us to the movies.
g.
Slang. to try to make an impression or have an effect; present oneself: She comes on a bit too strong for my taste.
h.
Slang. to make sexual advances: a Lothario who was always coming on with the women at the office.
42.
come on to, Slang. to make sexual advances to.
43.
come out,
a.
to be published; appear.
b.
to become known; be revealed.
c.
to make a debut in society, the theater, etc.
d.
to end; terminate; emerge: The fight came out badly, as both combatants were injured.
e.
to make more or less public acknowledgment of being homosexual.
44.
come out for, to endorse or support publicly: The newspaper came out for the reelection of the mayor.
45.
come out with,
a.
to speak, esp. to confess or reveal something.
b.
to make available to the public; bring out: The publisher is coming out with a revised edition of the textbook.
46.
come over,
a.
to happen to; affect: What's come over him?
b.
to change sides or positions; change one's mind: He was initially against the plan, but he's come over now.
c.
to visit informally: Our neighbors came over last night and we had a good chat.
to approach; near: A panhandler came up to us in the street.
b.
to compare with as to quantity, excellence, etc.; match; equal: This piece of work does not come up to your usual standard.
54.
come up with, to produce; supply: Can you come up with the right answer?
—Idioms
55.
come and go, to occur briefly or suddenly but never for long; appear and disappear.
56.
come down on the side of, to support or favor: I want to come down on the side of truth and justice.
57.
come home, Nautical.
a.
(of an anchor) to begin to drag.
b.
(of an object) to move when hauled upon.
58.
come off, Informal.
a.
to happen; occur.
b.
to reach the end; acquit oneself: to come off with honors.
c.
to be given or completed; occur; result: Her speech came off very well.
d.
to succeed; be successful: The end of the novel just doesn't come off.
59.
come off it, Informal. to stop being wrong, foolish, or pretentious; be truthful or honest: Come off it—we know you're as poor as the rest of us.
60.
come to pass, to happen; occur.
61.
come what may, no matter what may happen; regardless of any opposition, argument, or consequences: Come what may, he will not change his mind.
62.
where one is coming from, Slang. where the source of one's beliefs, attitudes, or feelings lies: It's hard to understand where your friend is coming from when he says such crazy things.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME comen, OE cuman; c. D komen, G kommen, Goth qiman, ON koma, L venīre (see avenue), Gk baínein (see basis), Skt gácchati (he) goes]
To advance toward the speaker or toward a specified place; approach: Come to me.
To advance in a specified manner: The children came reluctantly when I insisted.
To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way.
To fare: How are things coming today? They're coming fine.
To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.
To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 A.M. in June.
To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.
To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!
To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.
To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.
To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.
To be descended: They come from a good family.
To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.
To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way.
To fare: How are things coming today? They're coming fine.
To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.
To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 A.M. in June.
To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.
To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!
To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.
To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.
To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.
To be descended: They come from a good family.
To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.
To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.
To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 A.M. in June.
To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.
To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!
To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.
To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.
To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.
To be descended: They come from a good family.
To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.
To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
To move into view; appear: The moon came over the horizon.
To occur in time; take place: The game will be played tomorrow, come rain or shine.
To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.
To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!
To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.
To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.
To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.
To be descended: They come from a good family.
To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.
To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
To extend; reach: water that came to my waist.
To have priority; rank: My work comes first.
To happen as a result: This mess comes of your carelessness.
To fall to one: No good can come of this.
To occur in the mind: A good idea just came to me.
To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.
To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.
To be descended: They come from a good family.
To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.
To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
To be a native or resident: My friend comes from Chicago.
To add up to a certain amount: Expenses came to more than income.
To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.
To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.
To be available or obtainable: shoes that come in all sizes.
Vulgar Slang To experience orgasm.
n.
Vulgar Slang also cum (kŭm)
Semen ejaculated during orgasm.
Phrasal Verbs:
come about
To take place; happen.
To turn around.
Nautical To change tack.
To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.
Slang
To do what is wanted.
To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.
To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.
To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.
To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
To start producing. Used of an oil well.
To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
To bring the bow into the wind.
To anchor.
To give an impression: "He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual"(William L. Clay).
To make advances to a goal; progress: Things are coming along fine.
To go with someone else who takes the lead: I'll come along on the hike.
To show up; appear: Don't take the first offer that comes along.
To recover, revive: fainted but soon came around.
To change one's opinion or position: You'll come around after you hear the whole story.
To obtain; get: come at an education through study.
To rush at; attack.
To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune.
To retort; reply: came back with a sharp riposte.
To recur to the memory: It's all coming back to me now.
To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.
To pay a visit.
To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.
To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.
To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.
To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
To start producing. Used of an oil well.
To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
To bring the bow into the wind.
To anchor.
Slang To happen; occur: What's coming down tonight?
Slang To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug.
To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
To start producing. Used of an oil well.
To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
To bring the bow into the wind.
To anchor.
To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: came in fifth.
To perform or function in a particular way: A food processor comes in handy.
To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal: The pilot's voice came in loud and clear.
To take on a specified role: When editorial review commences, that's where you come in.
To happen; occur: The trip came off on schedule.
To acquit oneself: She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.
To turn out to be successful: a party that came off.
To convey a particular personal image: comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary.
Slang To show sexual interest in someone: trying to come on to me during the party.
To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
To bring the bow into the wind.
To anchor.
To hurry up; move rapidly. Often used in the imperative: Would you please come on! We'll be late!
To stop an inappropriate behavior; abandon a position or an attitude; be obliging. Used chiefly in the imperative: You've used the same feeble excuse for weeks. Come on!
To become known: The whole story came out at the trial.
To be issued or brought out: The author's new book just came out.
To make a formal social debut: She came out at age 18 in New York City.
To end up; result: Everything came out wrong.
To declare oneself publicly: The governor came out in favor of tax breaks.
To reveal that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual.
To change sides, as in a controversy.
To pay a casual visit.
To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.
To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
To bring the bow into the wind.
To anchor.
To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.
Nautical
To bring the bow into the wind.
To anchor.
To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.
To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.
To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.
To draw near; approach: came up and said hello.
Phrasal Verb(s): come about
To take place; happen.
To turn around.
Nautical To change tack.
come across
To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.
Slang
To do what is wanted.
To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.
To give an impression: "He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual"(William L. Clay).
come along
To make advances to a goal; progress: Things are coming along fine.
To go with someone else who takes the lead: I'll come along on the hike.
To show up; appear: Don't take the first offer that comes along.
come around/round
To recover, revive: fainted but soon came around.
To change one's opinion or position: You'll come around after you hear the whole story.
come at
To obtain; get: come at an education through study.
To rush at; attack.
come back
To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune.
To retort; reply: came back with a sharp riposte.
To recur to the memory: It's all coming back to me now.
come between
To cause to be in conflict or estrangement.
come by
To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.
To pay a visit.
come down
To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.
To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.
To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.
Slang To happen; occur: What's coming down tonight?
Slang To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug.
come in
To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
To start producing. Used of an oil well.
To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: came in fifth.
To perform or function in a particular way: A food processor comes in handy.
To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal: The pilot's voice came in loud and clear.
To take on a specified role: When editorial review commences, that's where you come in.
come into
To acquire, especially as an inheritance: She came into a fortune on her 21st birthday. come off
To happen; occur: The trip came off on schedule.
To acquit oneself: She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.
To turn out to be successful: a party that came off.
come on
To convey a particular personal image: comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary.
Slang To show sexual interest in someone: trying to come on to me during the party.
To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
To hurry up; move rapidly. Often used in the imperative: Would you please come on! We'll be late!
To stop an inappropriate behavior; abandon a position or an attitude; be obliging. Used chiefly in the imperative: You've used the same feeble excuse for weeks. Come on!
come out
To become known: The whole story came out at the trial.
To be issued or brought out: The author's new book just came out.
To make a formal social debut: She came out at age 18 in New York City.
To end up; result: Everything came out wrong.
To declare oneself publicly: The governor came out in favor of tax breaks.
To reveal that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual.
come over
To change sides, as in a controversy.
To pay a casual visit.
come through
To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.
To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
come to
To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.
Nautical
To bring the bow into the wind.
To anchor.
come up
To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.
To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.
To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.
To draw near; approach: came up and said hello.
come upon
To discover or meet by accident.
come with Informal
To accompany someone; go along: I'm going to the store; do you want to come with?
Idiom(s):
come a cropper
To fail utterly.
Idiom(s):
come again
Used as a request to repeat what was said.
Idiom(s):
come clean
To confess all.
Idiom(s):
come down on
To punish, oppose, or reprimand severely and often with force: a district attorney who came down hard on drug dealers.
Idiom(s):
come down to
To confront or deal with forthrightly: When you come right down to it, you have to admit I'm correct.
To amount to in essence: It comes down to this: the man is a cheat.
Idiom(s):
come down with
To become sick with (an illness): came down with the flu.
Idiom(s):
come in for
To receive; be subjected to: came in for harsh criticism.
Idiom(s):
come into (one's) own
To get possession of what belongs to one.
To obtain rightful recognition or prosperity: a concert pianist who has at last come into his own.
Idiom(s):
come off it Slang
To stop acting or speaking foolishly or pretentiously. Often used in the imperative.
Idiom(s):
come out with
To put into words; say: always comes out with the truth.
To reveal publicly: came out with a new tax package.
Idiom(s):
come to blows
To begin a physical fight.
Idiom(s):
come to grief
To meet with disaster; fail.
Idiom(s):
come to grips with
To confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with: "He had to come to grips with the proposition"(Louis Auchincloss).
Idiom(s):
come to light/hand
To be clearly revealed or disclosed: "A further problem . . . came to light last summer as a result of post-flight inspections"(John Noble Wilford).
Idiom(s):
come to terms
To confront squarely and come to understand fully and objectively: "He attempts to come to terms with his own early experiences . . . and with his father, a con man of extravagant dimensions"(Peter S. Prescott).
To reach mutual agreement: The warring factions have at last come to terms.
Idiom(s):
come true
To happen as predicted: My fondest dreams have at last come true.
Idiom(s):
come up against
To encounter, especially a difficulty or major problem.
Idiom(s):
come up with
To bring forth, discover, or produce: came up with a cure for the disease.
[Middle English comen, from Old English cuman; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching]
noun
1.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approach]
2.
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent]
3.
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: approach]
4.
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: orgasm]
Come\, v. i. [imp. Came; p. p. Come; p. pr & vb. n. Coming.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS. kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam. [root]23. Cf. Base, n., Convene, Adventure.]1. To move hitherward; to draw near; to approach the speaker, or some place or person indicated; -- opposed to go. Look, who comes yonder? --Shak. I did not come to curse thee. --Tennyson. 2. To complete a movement toward a place; to arrive. When we came to Rome. --Acts xxviii. 16. Lately come from Italy. --Acts xviii. 2. 3. To approach or arrive, as if by a journey or from a distance. "Thy kingdom come." --Matt. vi. 10. The hour is coming, and now is. --John. v. 25. So quick bright things come to confusion. --Shak. 4. To approach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the act of another. From whence come wars? --James iv. 1. Both riches and honor come of thee ! --1 Chron. xxix. 12. 5. To arrive in sight; to be manifest; to appear. Then butter does refuse to come. --Hudibras. 6. To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with a predicate; as, to come untied. How come you thus estranged? --Shak. How come her eyes so bright? --Shak. Note: Am come, is come, etc., are frequently used instead of have come, has come, etc., esp. in poetry. The verb to be gives a clearer adjectival significance to the participle as expressing a state or condition of the subject, while the auxiliary have expresses simply the completion of the action signified by the verb. Think not that I am come to destroy. --Matt. v. 17. We are come off like Romans. --Shak. The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year. --Bryant. Note: Come may properly be used (instead of go) in speaking of a movement hence, or away, when there is reference to an approach to the person addressed; as, I shall come home next week; he will come to your house to-day. It is used with other verbs almost as an auxiliary, indicative of approach to the action or state expressed by the verb; as, how came you to do it? Come is used colloquially, with reference to a definite future time approaching, without an auxiliary; as, it will be two years, come next Christmas; i. e., when Christmas shall come. They were cried In meeting, come next Sunday. --Lowell. Come, in the imperative, is used to excite attention, or to invite to motion or joint action; come, let us go. "This is the heir; come, let us kill him." --Matt. xxi. 38. When repeated, it sometimes expresses haste, or impatience, and sometimes rebuke. "Come, come, no time for lamentation now." --Milton. To come, yet to arrive, future. "In times to come." --Dryden. "There's pippins and cheese to come." --Shak. To come about. (a) To come to pass; to arrive; to happen; to result; as, how did these things come about? (b) To change; to come round; as, the ship comes about. "The wind is come about." --Shak. On better thoughts, and my urged reasons, They are come about, and won to the true side. --B. Jonson. To come abroad. (a) To move or be away from one's home or country. "Am come abroad to see the world." --Shak. (b) To become public or known. [Obs.] "Neither was anything kept secret, but that it should come abroad." --Mark. iv. 22. To come across, to meet; to find, esp. by chance or suddenly. "We come across more than one incidental mention of those wars." --E. A. Freeman. "Wagner's was certainly one of the strongest and most independent natures I ever came across." --H. R. Haweis. To come after. (a) To follow. (b) To come to take or to obtain; as, to come after a book. To come again, to return. "His spirit came again and he revived." --Judges. xv. 19. - To come and go. (a) To appear and disappear; to change; to alternate. "The color of the king doth come and go." --Shak. (b) (Mech.) To play backward and forward. To come at. (a) To reach; to arrive within reach of; to gain; as, to come at a true knowledge of ourselves. (b) To come toward; to attack; as, he came at me with fury. To come away, to part or depart. To come between, to intervene; to separate; hence, to cause estrangement. To come by. (a) To obtain, gain, acquire. "Examine how you came by all your state." --Dryden. (b) To pass near or by way of. To come down. (a) To descend. (b) To be humbled. To come down upon, to call to account, to reprimand. [Colloq.] --Dickens. To come home. (a) To return to one's house or family. (b) To come close; to press closely; to touch the feelings, interest, or reason. (c) (Naut.) To be loosened from the ground; -- said of an anchor. To come in. (a) To enter, as a town, house, etc. "The thief cometh in." --Hos. vii. 1. (b) To arrive; as, when my ship comes in. (c) To assume official station or duties; as, when Lincoln came in. (d) To comply; to yield; to surrender. "We need not fear his coming in" --Massinger. (e) To be brought into use. "Silken garments did not come in till late." --Arbuthnot. (f) To be added or inserted; to be or become a part of. (g) To accrue as gain from any business or investment. (h) To mature and yield a harvest; as, the crops come in well. (i) To have sexual intercourse; -- with to or unto. --Gen. xxxviii. 16. (j) To have young; to bring forth; as, the cow will come in next May. [U. S.] To come in for, to claim or receive. "The rest came in for subsidies." --Swift. To come into, to join with; to take part in; to agree to; to comply with; as, to come into a party or scheme. To come it over, to hoodwink; to get the advantage of. [Colloq.] To comenear or nigh, to approach in place or quality; to be equal to. "Nothing ancient or modern seems to come near it." --Sir W. Temple. To come of. (a) To descend or spring from. "Of Priam's royal race my mother came." --Dryden. (b) To result or follow from. "This comes of judging by the eye." --L'Estrange. To come off. (a) To depart or pass off from. (b) To get free; to get away; to escape. (c) To be carried through; to pass off; as, it came off well. (d) To acquit one's self; to issue from (a contest, etc.); as, he came off with honor; hence, substantively, a come-off, an escape; an excuse; an evasion. [Colloq.] (e) To pay over; to give. [Obs.] (f) To take place; to happen; as, when does the race come off? (g) To be or become after some delay; as, the weather came off very fine. (h) To slip off or be taken off, as a garment; to separate. (i) To hurry away; to get through. --Chaucer. To come off by, to suffer. [Obs.] "To come off by the worst." --Calamy. To come off from, to leave. "To come off from these grave disquisitions." --Felton. To come on. (a) To advance; to make progress; to thrive. (b) To move forward; to approach; to supervene. To come out. (a) To pass out or depart, as from a country, room, company, etc. "They shall come out with great substance." --Gen. xv. 14. (b) To become public; to appear; to be published. "It is indeed come out at last." --Bp. Stillingfleet. (c) To end; to result; to turn out; as, how will this affair come out? he has come out well at last. (d) To be introduced into society; as, she came out two seasons ago. (e) To appear; to show itself; as, the sun came out. (f) To take sides; to take a stand; as, he came out against the tariff. To come out with, to give publicity to; to disclose. To come over. (a) To pass from one side or place to another. "Perpetually teasing their friends to come over to them." --Addison. (b) To rise and pass over, in distillation. To come over to, to join. To come round. (a) To recur in regular course. (b) To recover. [Colloq.] (c) To change, as the wind. (d) To relent. --J. H. Newman. (e) To circumvent; to wheedle. [Colloq.] To come short, to be deficient; to fail of attaining. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." --Rom. iii. 23. To come to. (a) To consent or yield. --Swift. (b) (Naut.) (with the accent on to) To luff; to bring the ship's head nearer the wind; to anchor. (c) (with the accent on to) To recover, as from a swoon. (d) To arrive at; to reach. (e) To amount to; as, the taxes come to a large sum. (f) To fall to; to be received by, as an inheritance. --Shak. To come to blows. See under Blow. To come to grief. See under Grief. To come to a head. (a) To suppurate, as a boil. (b) To mature; to culminate; as a plot. To come to one's self, to recover one's senses. To come to pass, to happen; to fall out. To come to the scratch. (a) (Prize Fighting) To step up to the scratch or mark made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in beginning a contest; hence: (b) To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely. [Colloq.] To come to time. (a) (Prize Fighting) To come forward in order to resume the contest when the interval allowed for rest is over and "time" is called; hence: (b) To keep an appointment; to meet expectations. [Colloq.] To come together. (a) To meet for business, worship, etc.; to assemble. --Acts i. 6. (b) To live together as man and wife. --Matt. i. 18. To come true, to happen as predicted or expected. To come under, to belong to, as an individual to a class. To come up (a) to ascend; to rise. (b) To be brought up; to arise, as a question. (c) To spring; to shoot or rise above the earth, as a plant. (d) To come into use, as a fashion. To come up the capstan (Naut.), to turn it the contrary way, so as to slacken the rope about it. To come up the tackle fall (Naut.), to slacken the tackle gently. --Totten. To come up to, to rise to; to equal. To come up with, to overtake or reach by pursuit. To come upon. (a) To befall. (b) To attack or invade. (c) To have a claim upon; to become dependent upon for support; as, to come upon the town. (d) To light or chance upon; to find; as, to come upon hid treasure.
Com"ing\, a. 1. Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition. Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest. --Pope. Your coming days and years. --Byron. 2. Ready to come; complaisant; fond. [Obs.] --Pope.
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