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

The defendant then had two other people come over who took items from the victim, including guns. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024

Joe asked Bobby and Tucker to come over and hold Josie until the MPs arrive. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024

My parents came over to the U.S. from Ireland in 1959 and education and hard work were just givens. —Ayesha Javed, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024

And then the other thing that came over me was this really intense wave of imposter syndrome. —Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a