come over

verb

came over; come over; coming over; comes over

intransitive verb

1

a

: to change from one side (as of a controversy) to the other

b

: to visit casually : drop in

come over whenever you like

2

British : become

Synonyms

• call
• come by
• drop by
• drop in
• pop (in)
• run (over)
• run in
• step in
• stop (by or in)
• visit

Examples of come over in a Sentence

come over sometime and I'll show you my garden

Recent Examples on the Web

Smith’s stepfather, eager and handy despite his 80 years, was coming over later that day to install a security camera. —Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025

There haven't been a ton of AI-specific applications in existing categories like this before, but expect to see more coming over the next couple of years. —Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025

The majority of the criticism came over Gretzky’s apparent support of President Donald Trump. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025

Meanwhile, their opponents Juventus came into this game on the back of four consecutive wins, a new record in the Thiago Motta era, with the most recent of those victories coming over bitter rivals Inter on Sunday, a match reviewed in detail in this previous column. —Adam Digby, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for come over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover