Definition of Come

Noun

  • the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
    - seminal fluid

Verb

  • have a certain priority
    "My family comes first"
  • experience orgasm
    "she could not come because she was too upset"
  • 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"
    - make out - get along
  • 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"
  • come to one's mind
    suggest itself
    "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"
    "A great idea then came to her"
  • be received
    "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
    - come in
  • develop into
    "This idea will never amount to anything"
    "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
    - add up
  • add up in number or quantity
    "The bills amounted to $2,000"
    "The bill came to $2,000"
    - add up
  • happen as a result
    "Nothing good will come of this"
  • come under, be classified or included
    "fall into a category"
    "This comes under a new heading"
  • cover a certain distance
    "She came a long way"
  • exist or occur in a certain point in a series
    "Next came the student from France"
  • extend or reach
    "The water came up to my waist"
    "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
  • be a native of
    "She hails from Kalamazoo"
  • come forth
    "A scream came from the woman's mouth"
    "His breath came hard"
    - issue forth
  • be found or available
    "These shoes come in three colors
    The furniture comes unassembled"
  • to be the product or result
    "Melons come from a vine"
    "Understanding comes from experience"
  • reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
    "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"
    "The shoes came untied"
    "come into contact with a terrorist group"
    "his face went red"
    "your wish will come true"
  • 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"
  • reach a destination
    arrive by movement or progress
    "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"
    "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
  • 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"
    - come up
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble come

10 unscramble word found using the letters come.

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