to come
- verb
- /kʌm/
- From one of the rooms on his left, there came the sound of raised voices.
- a sound came from
- came from the sun
- came from the left
I'm seeing a fucking big tray of sushi come out with smoke.
- I'm seeing a fucking big tray of sushi come out with smoke.
- If you're very tense and uptight, milk isn't going to come down at all.
- Trios are so soft and they just come right off.
- As the the names suggest, these did not come out this year.
- So the scammers come out, but bit dash coin.
- That's the that's the place you want to come from Confidence.
- And when your son or daughter comes out, the the word spreads.
Examples
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It's coming right at us.
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Wherever it's coming from, we gotta get rid of it.
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It comes from the river.
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He seems to have come out of nowhere.
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Since then, the big fires have come with a roughly two-year rhythm.
Academic text (2008) -
From the lawn and from the flower beds came the shushing sound of the sprinklers.
Fiction book (1990) -
The music came from the heart, creating an atmosphere of joy and peace.
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As the sun rose, a gentle light came from behind the mountains.
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The information came from a reliable source, ensuring its accuracy.
Synonyms
To arrive and be received, for example news or donations
To come into view or become visible
To move from below to a higher place, like a diver rising to the surface
To appear or become visible, for example when the sun shines through clouds
Start to exist or happen
To come out from a source, like a smell, sound, or feeling
To start to exist
Appear from a place, often suddenly
To come out from a place, like light, smoke, or sound
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 Strongly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Come can mean 'to come from' or 'be produced', using the same root idea of something 'coming out' of a place, which is why sounds, light, or information can 'come' from a source.