come (kʌm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —vb , comes, coming, came, come |
| 1. | to move towards a specified person or place: come to my desk |
| 2. | to arrive by movement or by making progress |
| 3. | to become perceptible: light came into the sky |
| 4. | to occur in the course of time: Christmas comes but once a year |
| 5. | to exist or occur at a specific point in a series: your turn comes next |
| 6. | to happen as a result: no good will come of this |
| 7. | to originate or be derived: good may come of evil |
| 8. | to occur to the mind: the truth suddenly came to me |
| 9. | to extend or reach: she comes up to my shoulder |
| 10. | to be produced or offered: that dress comes in red only |
| 11. | to arrive at or be brought into a particular state or condition: you will soon come to grief; the new timetable comes into effect on Monday |
| 12. | (foll by from) to be or have been a resident or native (of): I come from London |
| 13. | to become: your wishes will come true |
| 14. | (tr; takes an infinitive) to be given awareness: I came to realize its enormous value |
| 15. | (of grain) to germinate |
| 16. | slang to have an orgasm |
| 17. | informal (Brit) (tr) to play the part of: don't come the fine gentleman with me |
| 18. | informal (Brit) (tr) to cause or produce: don't come that nonsense again |
| 19. | (subjunctive use) when (a specified time or event has arrived or begun): she'll be sixteen come Sunday; come the revolution, you'll be the first to go |
| 20. | as…as they come the most characteristic example of a class or type |
| 21. | informal come again? what did you say? |
| 22. | (imperative or dependent imperative) come and to move towards a particular person or thing or accompany a person with some specified purpose: come and see what I've found |
| 23. | informal come clean to make a revelation or confession |
| 24. | informal come good to recover and perform well after a bad start or setback |
| 25. | slang come it |
| | a. to pretend; act a part |
| | b. to exaggerate |
| | c. (often foll by over) to try to impose (upon) |
| | d. to divulge a secret; inform the police |
| 26. | come to light to be revealed |
| 27. | informal (Austral), (NZ) come to light with to find or produce |
| 28. | archaic come to pass to take place |
| 29. | informal how come? what is the reason that? |
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| —interj |
| 30. | an exclamation expressing annoyance, irritation, etc: come now!; come come! |
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| —n |
| 31. | taboo, slang semen |
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| [Old English cuman; related to Old Norse koma, Gothic qiman, Old High German queman to come, Sanskrit gámati he goes] |