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C0802050 (kŭm)intr.v. came (kām), come, com·ing, comes 1. a. To advance toward the speaker or toward a specified place; approach: Come to me.b. To advance in a specified manner: The children came reluctantly when I insisted.2. a. To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way.b. To fare: How are things coming today? They're coming fine.3. a. To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.b. To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 am in June.4. To move into view; appear: The moon came over the horizon.5. To occur in time; take place: The game will be played tomorrow, come rain or shine.6. a. To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.b. To arrive at or reach a particular state or condition: Come to your senses!c. To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.7. To extend; reach: water that came to my waist.8. To have priority; rank: My work comes first.9. To happen as a result: This mess comes of your carelessness.10. To fall to one: No good can come of this.11. To occur in the mind: A good idea just came to me.12. a. To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.b. To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.c. To be descended: They come from a good family.d. To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.13. To be a native or resident: My friend comes from Chicago.14. To add up to a certain amount: Expenses came to more than income.15. a. To become: The knot came loose. This is a dream that has come true.b. To turn out to be: A good education doesn't come cheap.16. To be available or obtainable: shoes that come in all sizes.17. Vulgar Slang To experience orgasm.n. also cum (kŭm) Vulgar Slang Semen ejaculated during orgasm.Phrasal Verbs: come about1. To take place; happen.2. To turn around.3. Nautical To change tack. come across1. To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.2. Slang a. To do what is wanted.b. 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 along1. 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 (or 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 at1. To obtain; get: come at an education through study.2. To rush at; attack. come back1. 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 between To cause to be in conflict or estrangement. come by1. To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.2. To pay a visit. come down1. To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.2. a. To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.b. 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 in1. a. To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.b. To become available for use: New weather information just came in.c. 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 into To acquire, especially as an inheritance: She came into a fortune on her 21st birthday. come off1. 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 on1. 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. a. To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.b. 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 out1. 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 over1. To change sides, as in a controversy.2. To pay a casual visit. come through1. To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.2. a. To become manifest: The parents' tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.b. To be communicated: The coach's displeasure came through loud and clear. come to1. To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.2. Nautical a. To bring the bow into the wind.b. To anchor. come up1. 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 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?Idioms: come a cropper To fail utterly. come again Used as a request to repeat what was said. come clean To confess all. come down on To punish, oppose, or reprimand severely and often with force: a district attorney who came down hard on drug dealers. come down to1. 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. come down with To become sick with (an illness): came down with the flu. come in for To receive; be subjected to: came in for harsh criticism. come into (one's) own1. 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. come off it Slang To stop acting or speaking foolishly or pretentiously. Often used in the imperative. come out with1. To put into words; say: always comes out with the truth.2. To reveal publicly: came out with a new tax package. come to blows To begin a physical fight. come to grief To meet with disaster; fail. come to grips with To confront squarely and attempt to deal decisively with: "He had to come to grips with the proposition" (Louis Auchincloss).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). come to terms with1. To come to accept; become reconciled to: finally came to terms with his lack of talent.2. To reach mutual agreement: The warring factions have at last come to terms. come true To happen as predicted: My fondest dreams have at last come true. come up against To encounter, especially a difficulty or major problem. 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 g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]

come about

vb (intr, adverb) 1. to take place; happen2. (Nautical Terms) nautical to change tacks

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1.come about - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, passrecrudesce, develop, break - happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"come up, arise - result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"result - come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting"intervene - occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"transpire - come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"give - occur; "what gives?"operate - happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected developmentproceed, go - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"come - come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"fall - occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"anticipate - be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";recur, repeat - happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"come off, go over, go off - happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"roll around, come around - happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again"materialise, materialize, happen - come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"bechance, befall, happen - happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)bechance, befall, betide - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"coincide, concur - happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided"backfire, backlash, recoil - come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"chance - be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"break - happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"fall, shine, strike - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right"contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize - happen at the same time

come

verb1. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion.Also used with along:advance, get along, march, move, proceed, progress.2. To take place at a set time:fall, occur.3. To take place:befall, betide, come about, come off, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire.Idiom: come to pass.4. To happen to one:befall, betide.5. To have as a source:arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring.6. To have as one's home or place of origin:hail, originate.7. To come to be:become, get, grow, turn (out), wax.phrasal verb
come aboutTo take place:befall, betide, come, come off, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire.Idiom: come to pass.phrasal verb
come across1. To find or meet by chance:bump into, chance on (or upon), come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on.Archaic: alight on (or upon).Idiom: meet up with.2. Slang. To give in common with others:chip in, contribute, donate, subscribe.Informal: kick in.phrasal verb
come around or round
To regain one's health:convalesce, gain, improve, mend, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate.phrasal verb
come backTo go again to a former place:go back, return, revisit.phrasal verb
come by1. To come into possession of:acquire, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, win.Informal: land, pick up.2. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize:call, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit.Idiom: pay a visit.phrasal verb
come in1. To come or go into (a place):enter, go in, penetrate.Nautical: put in.Idioms: gain entrance, set foot in.2. To complete a race or competition in a specified position:finish, place, run.phrasal verb
come intoTo receive (property) from one who has died:inherit.phrasal verb
come off1. To take place:befall, betide, come, come about, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire.Idiom: come to pass.2. To turn out well:go, go over, pan out, succeed, work, work out.Slang: click.phrasal verb
come on or upon
To find or meet by chance:bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on.Archaic: alight on (or upon).Idiom: meet up with.phrasal verb
come out1. To be made public:break, get out, out, transpire.Informal: leak (out).Idiom: come to light.2. To make one's formal entry, as into society:debut.Idiom: make one's bow.phrasal verb
come overTo go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize:call, come by, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit.Idiom: pay a visit.phrasal verb
come throughTo exist in spite of adversity:last, persist, pull through, ride out, survive, weather.phrasal verb
come toTo reach (a goal or objective):arrive at, attain, gain, get to.Informal: hit on (or upon).

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(kam) – past tense came (keim) past participle come – verb1. to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him. Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?来2. to become near or close to something in time or space. Christmas is coming soon.来临3. to happen or be situated. The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet. 位（于） 4. (often with to) to happen (by accident). How did you come to break your leg?碰巧发生5. to arrive at (a certain state etc). What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement. 到达（某一点） 6. (with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to). The total comes to 51.共计 interjection expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc. Come, come! That was very rude of you! （表示促使注意、责备等）喂！ ˈcomer nounlate-comers will not be admitted; We welcome all comers.来者ˈcoming nounthe comings and goings of the people in the street.即将到来ˈcomeback noun a return (especially to show business). The actress made a comeback years after retiring.恢复ˈcomedown noun a fall in dignity etc. The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce.失势come about to happen. How did that come about?发生come across to meet or find by chance. He came across some old friends.偶然遇见come along1. to come with or accompany the person speaking etc. Come along with me!一起走2. to progress. How are things coming along?进展come by to get. How did you come by that black eye?得到come down to decrease; to become less. Tea has come down in price.下降come into one's own to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc. He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer.获得应有的声誉come off1. to fall off. Her shoe came off.掉下2. to turn out (well); to succeed. The gamble didn't come off.成功come on1. to appear on stage or the screen. They waited for the comedian to come on. 登台，出场 2. hurry up!. Come on – we'll be late for the party!快点！3. don't be ridiculous!. Come on, you don't really expect me to believe that!得啦！come out1. to become known. The truth finally came out.被披露2. to be published. This newspaper comes out once a week.被出版3. to strike. The men have come out (on strike).罢工4. (of a photograph) to be developed. This photograph has come out very well.显像5. to be removed. This dirty mark won't come out.被去掉come round1. (also come around) to visit. Come round and see us soon.拜访2. to regain consciousness. After receiving anesthesia, don't expect to come round for at least twenty minutes.苏醒过来come to to regain consciousness. When will he come to after the operation?苏醒过来come to light to be discovered. The theft only came to light when the owners returned from holiday.显露come upon to meet, find or discover by chance. She came upon a solution to the problem. 偶遇，偶然发现 come up with to think of; to produce. He's come up with a great idea. 想出，提出 come what may whatever happens. I'll give you my support, come what may! 不管怎样，无论如何 to come (in the) future. in the days to come.未来

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