come

verb

ˈkəm How to pronounce come (audio)
Definition of comenext
1
as in to approach
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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Relevance

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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination when do you think they'll come?

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3
as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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4
as in to happen
to take place whatever may come we'll always be together

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5
as in to do
to move forward along a course how is the remodeling job coming?

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come
  1. approach
  2. arrive
  3. become
  4. happen
  5. do
  6. enter
  7. appear
  8. get
Verb
  • The main iPhone line has been updated annually, but the iPhone SE still ships with a chip approaching three years old.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Emily approaches each day with a positive attitude and strives to truly learn and understand the content that she is exposed to.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of approach
Verb
  • There are so many more holiday doormats at Walmart that will arrive within a few days of shipping, so be sure to add these to your cart today to ensure a festive front porch this holiday season.
    Rachel Trujillo, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
  • City had already started to turn the tide in derbies before Guardiola arrived, with at least four truly memorable victories under Roberto Mancini (6-1 away and 1-0 at home in 2011-12) and Manuel Pellegrini (4-1 at home, 3-0 away in 2013-14).
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrive
Verb
  • With a commitment to being solely on the side of the consumer, LIR is poised to become the go-to resource for life insurance reviews, both at the time of purchase to get a second expert opinion and throughout the ownership of the policy in the modern age.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The movie plots his origins and complicated relationship with his father and ruthless crime lord Nikolai (Russell Crowe) that sets him on the path to become a buff, leather jacket-wearing villain.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of become
Verb
  • And while the Season 1 twist hooked enough viewers to perhaps justify that expense, the second season not only needs to remind them what happened years ago, but also pay off on the mystery—a feat few puzzle box shows accomplish.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • And then also be assertive about, Hey, this is how change can happen.
    James Factora, Them, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of happen
Verb
  • But making homemade eggnog that’s safe is easier said than done.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Television—as noise, as news, as something to do instead of killing yourself—stalks the text of this lyric, undermining the poetic form’s association with idyll.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of do
Verb
  • Adults, via pantomime theater with its madcap themes and nursery archetypes, could receive permission to enter these states as well.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Nissan and Honda are planning to enter into negotiations for a merger, Japanese business newspaper Nikkei reported overnight, citing sources close to the matter and noting that the domestic peers expected to sign a memorandum of understanding shortly.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of enter
Verb
  • Their new ad appears to throw cold water at this legacy, in favor of something new.
    Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That, not would appear, iOS precisely what has been happening according to a new report published in TechCrunch.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of appear
Verb
  • The video showed that the girl tried to get Witcher's attention to go to the bathroom but when Witcher finally checked on her two hours later, the child had urinated on herself, the document said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $17.99 a month.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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