come

noun uncountable impolite

UK /kʌm/

1
semen that a man produces when he has an orgasm
Synonyms and related words
Sex and reproductive organs
balls
bits
bollocks

come

noun uncountable impolite

US /kʌm/

1
a man’s semen
Synonyms and related words
Sex and reproductive organs
balls
beaver
bits

come

prepositioninformal

UK /kʌm/

1
at a particular time in the future or when a particular event happens
Come summer, all the building work should be finished.
Synonyms and related words
At an unspecified time in the future
later
someday
sooner or later

come

prepositioninformal

US /kʌm/

1
at a particular time in the future or when a particular event happens
Come summer, all the building work should be finished.
Synonyms and related words
At an unspecified time in the future
later
someday
sooner or later

come

verb

UK /kʌm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	come
he/she/it	comes
present participle	coming
past tense	came
past participle	come

1
intransitive to move or travel to the place where you are
come across/along/down/into etc:
A tall woman in black was coming across the lawn.
We’ve got people coming to dinner tonight.
come here/home/nearer/downstairs etc:
Billy, I want you to come here at once!
come and do something:
Come and tell me all about it.
come to do something:
She’s got someone coming this morning to fix the computer.
come running/flying/rushing/crashing etc somewhere:
All the glasses came crashing onto the floor.
come by train/car/plane etc:
We flew into Paris and came the rest of the way by train.
Synonyms and related words
To go on a journey
explore
go
come
1. 1a
  intransitive to go somewhere with someone
  I’m off now – are you coming?
  come with:
  We’re all going into town and we thought you’d like to come with us.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go somewhere with someone or something
  come
  drive
  walk
2. 1b
  transitive to move or travel a particular distance to where you are
  Have you come a long way?
  They’ve come about 10 miles from the next village.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go on a journey
  explore
  go
  come
2
intransitive to reach a particular state
come to a decision/conclusion/view etc:
We came to the conclusion that she must be telling the truth.
come to an end/stop/halt/standstill:
All good things must come to an end.
come to power/prominence:
When the Conservatives came to power they continued these policies.
Synonyms and related words
To reach a particular amount, point, or state
reach
come
come to
3
intransitive to start doing something
come into existence/operation/effect etc:
The new changes will come into effect next month.
come into view/sight (=to start to be seen):
As we turned the corner, the top of the Eiffel Tower came into view.
Synonyms and related words
To start doing something
start on
begin
set about
4
intransitive to reach a particular point or level
come as high/low/far etc as something:
The road comes as far as the post office and then turns into a dirt track.
come up/down to something:
The water came up to my shoulders.
Synonyms and related words
To reach a particular amount, point, or state
reach
come
come to
5
intransitive if something such as a letter or message comes, you receive it
The news could not have come at a better time.
Synonyms and related words
To arrive in a place, or to enter a place
arrive
enter
reach
6
intransitive to happen
Police investigated him for three years before the breakthrough came.
come as a shock/surprise/relief/disappointment/reminder etc (=be a shock etc):
It came as no surprise that she left the company.
This news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders.
coming soon:
Coming soon, the new smash-hit comedy starring Julia Roberts.
come in twos/threes etc (=two/three etc of them happen at the same time):
Instances of bad luck are supposed to come in threes.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to happen
happen
come about
occur
7
intransitive to be sold or produced
come in:
The long-sleeved dress comes in yellow and blue.
Synonyms and related words
To be sold or for sale
sell
fetch
retail
8
intransitive to be in a particular position in a series or list or at the end of a race
come before/after:
July comes before August.
come first/second/third etc:
She came first in a national poetry competition.
My children always come first (=are the most important thing for me).
Synonyms and related words
Races and racing
ahead
a poor second
baton
9
intransitive impoliteto have an orgasm (=reach the state of greatest sexual excitement)
Synonyms and related words
To have sex
sleep with
consummate
copulate
10
come to that
for that matter
No woman, or indeed man come to that, can be entirely indifferent to their own appearance.
Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 19/05/2017
Open Dictionary - May2017

phrases

as nice/big etc as they come

the best/worst is yet to come

come again?

come and go

come as

come, come/come now

come good/right

come into contact (with)

come a long way

come naturally/easily/easy (to someone)

come to do something

come to hand

come to life

come to pass

come to think of/about it

come true

come undone/untied/unstuck etc

come what may

don’t come the something (with me)

get what’s coming to you

have it coming (to you)

here comes someone

not know whether you’re coming or going

take something as it comes

to come

phrasal verbs

come about

come across

come across with

come after

come along

come apart

come around

come at

come away

come back

come back to

come before

come between

come by

come down

come down on

come down to

come down with

come for

come forward

come from

come in

come in at

come in for

come into

come of

come off

come on

come on to

come out

come out in

come out of

come out with

come over

come over to

come round

come through

come to

come together

come under

come up

come up against

come up for

come up to

come up with

come upon

come with

come

verb

US /kʌm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	come
he/she/it	comes
present participle	coming
past tense	came
past participle	come

1
intransitive to move or travel to the place where you are
come across/along/down/into etc.:
A tall woman in black was coming across the lawn.
We have people coming to dinner tonight.
come here/home/nearer/downstairs etc.:
Billy, I want you to come here right now!
come and do something:
Come and tell me all about it.
come to do something:
Someone is supposed to come this morning to fix the computer.
come running/flying/rushing/crashing etc. somewhere:
All the glasses came crashing onto the floor.
come by train/car/airplane etc.:
We flew into Chicago and came the rest of the way by train.
Synonyms and related words
To go on a journey
go
travel
come
1. 1a
  intransitive to go somewhere with someone
  I’m leaving now – are you coming?
  come with:
  We’re all going into town and we thought you’d like to come with us.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go somewhere with someone or something
  come
  drive
  walk
2. 1b
  transitive to move or travel a particular distance to where you are
  Have you come a long way?
  They’ve come about 10 miles from the next village.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go on a journey
  go
  travel
  come
2
intransitive to reach a particular state
come to a decision/conclusion/view etc.:
We came to the conclusion that she must be telling the truth.
come to an end/stop/halt/standstill:
All good things must come to an end.
come to power/prominence:
When the Freedom Party came to power they continued these policies.
Synonyms and related words
To reach a particular amount, point, or state
reach
come
come to
3
intransitive to start doing something
come into existence/operation/effect etc.:
The new changes will come into effect next month.
come into view/sight (=to start to be seen):
As we turned the corner, the top of the Eiffel Tower came into view.
Synonyms and related words
To start doing something
begin
start on
set about
4
intransitive to reach a particular point or level
come as high/low/far etc. as something:
The road comes as far as the post office and then turns into a dirt path.
come up/down to something:
The water came up to my shoulders.
Synonyms and related words
To reach a particular amount, point, or state
reach
come
come to
5
intransitive if something such as a letter or message comes, you receive it
The news could not have come at a better time.
Synonyms and related words
To arrive in a place, or to enter a place
arrive
enter
reach
6
intransitive to happen
Police investigated him for three years before the breakthrough came.
come as a shock/surprise/relief/disappointment/reminder etc. (=be a shock etc.):
It came as no surprise that she left the company.
This news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders.
coming soon:
Coming soon, the new smash-hit comedy starring Julia Roberts.
come in twos/threes etc. (=two/three etc. of them happen at the same time):
Instances of bad luck are supposed to come in threes.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to happen
happen
come about
occur
7
intransitive to be sold or produced
come in:
The long-sleeved dress comes in yellow and blue.
Synonyms and related words
To be sold or for sale
sell
fetch
retail
8
intransitive to be in a particular position in a series or list or at the end of a race
come before/after:
July comes before August.
come first/second/third etc.:
She came first in a national poetry competition.
My children always come first (=are the most important thing for me).
Synonyms and related words
Races and racing
ahead
a poor second
baton
9
intransitive impoliteto have an orgasm (=reach the state of greatest sexual excitement)
Synonyms and related words
To have sex
sleep with
consummate
copulate
10
come to that
for that matter
No woman, or indeed man come to that, can be entirely indifferent to their own appearance.
Submitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 19/05/2017
Open Dictionary - May2017

phrases

as nice/big etc. as they come

the best/worst is yet to come

come again?

come and go

come as

come, come/come now

come into contact (with)

come a long way

come naturally/easily/easy (to someone)

come to do something

come to hand

come to life

come to pass

come to think of/about it

come true

come undone/untied etc.

come what may

don’t come the something (with me)

get what’s coming to you

have it coming (to you)

here comes someone

not come cheap

not know whether you’re coming or going

take something as it comes

to come

phrasal verbs

come about

come across

come across with

come after

come along

come apart

come around

come at

come away

come back

come back to

come before

come between

come by

come down

come down on

come down to

come down with

come for

come forward

come from

come in

come in at

come in for

come into

come of

come off

come on

come on to

come out

come out in

come out of

come out with

come over

come over to

come through

come to

come together

come under

come up

come up against

come up for

come up to

come up with

come upon

come with

come

come

come

come

come ​‌‌‌

come to that

come ​‌‌‌

come to that

come

come