come about

1. To take place; happen.
2. To turn around.
3. Nautical To change tack.
4. To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.
5. Slang
   1. To do what is wanted.
   2. To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.
   3. To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.
   4. To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.
   5. To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
   6. To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
   7. To start producing. Used of an oil well.
   8. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
   9. To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
   10. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
   11. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
   12. To bring the bow into the wind.
   13. To anchor.
6. To give an impression: "He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual" (William L. Clay).
7. To make advances to a goal; progress: Things are coming along fine.
8. To go with someone else who takes the lead: I'll come along on the hike.
9. To show up; appear: Don't take the first offer that comes along.
10. To recover, revive: fainted but soon came around.
11. To change one's opinion or position: You'll come around after you hear the whole story.
12. To obtain; get: come at an education through study.
13. To rush at; attack.
14. To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune.
15. To retort; reply: came back with a sharp riposte.
16. To recur to the memory: It's all coming back to me now.
17. To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.
18. To pay a visit.
19. To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.
20. 1. To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.
    2. To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.
    3. To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
    4. To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
    5. To start producing. Used of an oil well.
    6. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
    7. To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
    8. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
    9. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
    10. To bring the bow into the wind.
    11. To anchor.
21. Slang To happen; occur: What's coming down tonight?
22. Slang To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug.
23. 1. To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
    2. To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
    3. To start producing. Used of an oil well.
    4. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
    5. To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
    6. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
    7. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
    8. To bring the bow into the wind.
    9. To anchor.
24. To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: came in fifth.
25. To perform or function in a particular way: A food processor comes in handy.
26. To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal: The pilot's voice came in loud and clear.
27. To take on a specified role: When editorial review commences, that's where you come in.
28. To happen; occur: The trip came off on schedule.
29. To acquit oneself: She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.
30. To turn out to be successful: a party that came off.
31. To convey a particular personal image: comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary.
32. Slang To show sexual interest in someone: trying to come on to me during the party.
33. 1. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
    2. To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
    3. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
    4. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
    5. To bring the bow into the wind.
    6. To anchor.
34. To hurry up; move rapidly. Often used in the imperative: Would you please come on! We'll be late!
35. 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!
36. To become known: The whole story came out at the trial.
37. To be issued or brought out: The author's new book just came out.
38. To make a formal social debut: She came out at age 18 in New York City.
39. To end up; result: Everything came out wrong.
40. To declare oneself publicly: The governor came out in favor of tax breaks.
41. To reveal that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual.
42. To change sides, as in a controversy.
43. To pay a casual visit.
44. To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.
45. 1. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
    2. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.
    3. To bring the bow into the wind.
    4. To anchor.
46. To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.
47. Nautical
    1. To bring the bow into the wind.
    2. To anchor.
48. To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.
49. To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.
50. To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.
51. To draw near; approach: came up and said hello.

Phrasal Verb(s):
come about

1. To take place; happen.
2. To turn around.
3. Nautical To change tack.

come across

1. To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.
2. Slang
   1. To do what is wanted.
   2. To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.
3. To give an impression: "He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual" (William L. Clay).

come along

1. To make advances to a goal; progress: Things are coming along fine.
2. To go with someone else who takes the lead: I'll come along on the hike.
3. To show up; appear: Don't take the first offer that comes along.

come around/round

1. To recover, revive: fainted but soon came around.
2. To change one's opinion or position: You'll come around after you hear the whole story.

come at

1. To obtain; get: come at an education through study.
2. To rush at; attack.

come back

1. To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune.
2. To retort; reply: came back with a sharp riposte.
3. To recur to the memory: It's all coming back to me now.

come betweenTo cause to be in conflict or estrangement.
come by

1. To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.
2. To pay a visit.

come down

1. To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.
2. 1. To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.
   2. To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.
3. Slang To happen; occur: What's coming down tonight?
4. Slang To experience diminishing effects of a recreational or hallucinogenic drug.

come in

1. 1. To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.
   2. To become available for use: New weather information just came in.
   3. To start producing. Used of an oil well.
2. To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: came in fifth.
3. To perform or function in a particular way: A food processor comes in handy.
4. To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal: The pilot's voice came in loud and clear.
5. 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

1. To happen; occur: The trip came off on schedule.
2. To acquit oneself: She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.
3. To turn out to be successful: a party that came off.

come on

1. To convey a particular personal image: comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary.
2. Slang To show sexual interest in someone: trying to come on to me during the party.
3. 1. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.
   2. To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o'clock.
4. To hurry up; move rapidly. Often used in the imperative: Would you please come on! We'll be late!
5. 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

1. To become known: The whole story came out at the trial.
2. To be issued or brought out: The author's new book just came out.
3. To make a formal social debut: She came out at age 18 in New York City.
4. To end up; result: Everything came out wrong.
5. To declare oneself publicly: The governor came out in favor of tax breaks.
6. To reveal that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual.

come over

1. To change sides, as in a controversy.
2. To pay a casual visit.

come through

1. To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.
2. 1. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.
   2. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear.

come to

1. To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.
2. Nautical
   1. To bring the bow into the wind.
   2. To anchor.

come up

1. To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.
2. To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.
3. To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.
4. 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

1. To confront or deal with forthrightly: When you come right down to it, you have to admit I'm correct.
2. 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

1. To get possession of what belongs to one.
2. 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

1. To put into words; say: always comes out with the truth.
2. 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

1. 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).
2. 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 g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]