to come
- verb
- /kʌm/
- Then, in desperation, it came to me that Anna's grandparents may know something.
- come to mind
- ideas come to mind
- thoughts come to mind
Movie ideas don't come to me as an idea.
- Movie ideas don't come to me as an idea.
- But wow, whole you know what immersion comes up when you see this?
- You're always vulnerable to these compulsive thoughts that come in patterns, right?
- What thoughts come, what images come, and we can let go.
- That's just got that things come to me mentality.
- This was the first piece that came to my mind for this collection.
Examples
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You know, they start to they start to come to some sort of awareness.
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Write down the first ten words that come into your mind when you see the picture.
Academic text (1990) -
Finally, it came to me what it was.
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Write down all the ideas that come up, even the ones you know immediately are bad ones.
Academic text (2011) -
What thoughts come, what images come, and we can let go.
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I'll say something and you say the first word that comes to your mind.
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Jot the top five benefits that come to mind on a sheet of paper.
Academic text (2011) -
Suddenly, an old memory began to come back to me as I looked through the photo album.
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When you least expect it, a brilliant idea may come to you during your studies.
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During meditation, I often let thoughts come and go without trying to hold onto them.
Synonyms
Suddenly have an idea or memory
Come into someone's mind suddenly or unexpectedly
To suddenly think of something or remember it
To come quickly into your head without trying
Antonyms
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
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Come is also used for thoughts because an idea can 'arrive' in the mind, so when something 'comes to you' it simply 'appears' or is remembered without trying.