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COME

Definition:

1. [verb] move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
   Synonyms: up
   
   
2. [verb] reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
   Synonyms: arrive, get
   
   
3. [verb] 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"
   
   
4. [verb] reach a state, relation, or condition; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"
   
   
5. [verb] to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
   Synonyms: follow
   
   
6. [verb] enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"; "I came to see his point of view"; "her face went red with anger"; "The knot came loose"; "Your wish will come true"
   
   
7. [verb] be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
   
   
8. [verb] come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
   Synonyms: issue forth
   
   
9. [verb] be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
   Synonyms: hail
   
   
10. [verb] extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
    
    
11. [verb] exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
    
    
12. [verb] come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
    Synonyms: derive, descend
    
    
13. [verb] cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
    
    
14. [verb] come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
    Synonyms: fall
    
    
15. [verb] happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
    
    
16. [verb] add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
    Synonyms: total, number, add up, amount
    
    
17. [verb] develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
    Synonyms: add up, amount
    
    
18. [verb] be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
    Synonyms: in
    
    
19. [verb] come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
    Synonyms: occur
    
    
20. [verb] proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
    Synonyms: do, fare, make out, get along
    
    
21. [verb] experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
    
    
22. [verb] have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
    
    

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Related Words:

• emanate
• address, accost, come up to
• approach, come near
• approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
• land, set down
• drive in
• land, put down, bring down
• land, set ashore, shore
• roll up
• come, come in
• reach, hit, attain
• flood in
• pull in, get in, move in, draw in
• plump in
• fall, descend, settle
• work out
• outnumber
• average, average out
• make
• aggregate

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