to come
- verb
- /kʌm/
- As the deadline approaches, new ideas often come to light.
- come as a surprise
- when the time came
- come to fruition
But he thought this will come some years later.
- But he thought this will come some years later.
- You're hearing reports now coming back, coming out.
- Abandonment is sure to come if you speak your mind.
- And so finally the training came for JROTC, right?
- And then the submission comes and foot locks.
- I just the same way one day it came the same way.
- I'm sure I've worked all my life to be coming overnight success.
- OK, There will come a darkness five star read.
Examples
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What did he have to come back here for?
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Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
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But he thought this will come some years later.
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So to answer the question when the right time comes, Yeah.
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Most people do come here looking for something.
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But the problems came when the crack came.
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Abandonment is sure to come if you speak your mind.
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However, many negotiated peace agreements come to an end before achieving this ideal situation.
Academic text (2017) -
Many of the patients were not willing or available to come in for long-term follow-up.
Academic text (2015) -
The material exigencies of handwriting, I argue, come to support and even protect modernist creativity.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
To take place, often by chance and without planning
Be present in a place or situation
To be mentioned in a discussion
To come into view or become visible
To become known or start to exist, for example as an idea
Start to exist or happen
To happen, often by chance or without planning
To become known, usually about facts or events
Idioms
- Informal
Start thinking and acting in a sensible way again after being foolish or upset
- Informal
To be a normal and unavoidable part of a job or situation
- Informal
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
- Informal
To become more confident and willing to talk to other people
- Informal
A warning that bad behavior on a work trip can lead to punishment at work when you return
- Informal
To tell other people that you practice witchcraft or Pagan beliefs after keeping it secret
- Informal
Things that rise will later fall, for example prices or fortunes
Phrasal Verbs
A thing included with a product as a usual extra, for example a charger with a phone
A result that happens because of something, for example more work after a promotion
Compounds
- Informal
A time when someone faces a hard truth and decides to change what they do
Surface Forms
Etymology
Come originally meant 'to arrive', and we use that idea for events too: when something 'comes' it 'happens' or 'arrives' in time, which is why news or seasons 'come'.