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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 betweenTo 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 intoTo 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 uponTo 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 cropperTo fail utterly.
Idiom(s):
come againUsed as a request to repeat what was said.
Idiom(s):
come cleanTo confess all.
Idiom(s):
come down onTo 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 withTo become sick with (an illness):
came down with the flu.Idiom(s):
come in forTo 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 blowsTo begin a physical fight.
Idiom(s):
come to griefTo meet with disaster; fail.
Idiom(s):
come to grips withTo confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with:
"He had to come to grips with the proposition" (Louis Auchincloss).Idiom(s):
come to light/handTo 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 trueTo happen as predicted:
My fondest dreams have at last come true.Idiom(s):
come up againstTo encounter, especially a difficulty or major problem.
Idiom(s):
come up withTo 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.]