come

(noun, verb, interjection, preposition)

interjection

1. An exclamation to express annoyance.

- Come come! Stop crying.  Come now! You must eat it.

2. An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.

- Come come! You can do it.  Come now! It won't bite you.

noun

1. the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Similar word(s): ejaculate, seed, semen

Definition categories: body, humor, humour

preposition

1. Used to indicate an event, period, or change in state occurring after a present time.

- Leave it to settle for about three months and, come Christmas time, you'll have a delicious concoctions to offer your guests.

- Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.

verb

1. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

- Come with me to the Casbah

- come down here!

- come out of the closet!

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel

2. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

Similar word(s): arrive, get

Definition categories: motion

3. come to pass; arrive, as in due course

- Dawn comes early in June

Definition categories: change, hap, happen, occur, pass

4. reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position

- come into contact with a terrorist group

- your wish will come true

Definition categories: change

5. to be the product or result

- Melons come from a vine

- Understanding comes from experience

Similar word(s): follow

Definition categories: stative, arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, uprise

6. be found or available

- These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled

Definition categories: change, be, exist

7. come forth

Definition categories: stative

8. be a native of

Similar word(s): hail

Definition categories: stative, be

9. extend or reach

- The sleeves come to your knuckles

Definition categories: stative, extend, go, lead, pass, run

10. exist or occur in a certain point in a series

Definition categories: stative, be

11. cover a certain distance

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel

12. come under, be classified or included

- This comes under a new heading

Similar word(s): fall

Definition categories: stative, be

13. happen as a result

- Nothing good will come of this

Definition categories: change, ensue, result

14. add up in number or quantity

Similar word(s): amount, number, total

Definition categories: stative, be

15. develop into

Similar word(s): amount

Definition categories: stative, become, turn

16. be received

Definition categories: motion, arrive, come, get

17. come to one's mind; suggest itself

Similar word(s): occur

Definition categories: cognition, become

18. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

- he comes from humble origins

Similar word(s): derive, descend

Definition categories: stative

19. proceed or get along

- He's come a long way

Similar word(s): do, fare

Definition categories: stative, go, proceed

20. experience orgasm

- she could not come because she was too upset

Definition categories: perception, experience, see

21. have a certain priority

- My family comes first

Definition categories: cognition, rank

Sentences with come as a verb:

- She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes […]

- I called the dog, but she wouldn't come.

- Stop dawdling and come here!

- Hold on, I'll come in a second.

- You should ask the doctor to come to your house.

- No-one can find Bertie Wooster when his aunts come to visit.

- Hundreds of thousands of people come to Disneyland every year.

- The butler should come when called.

- The pain in his leg comes and goes.

- Which letter comes before Y?

- He was a dream come true.

- He's as tough as they come.

- You can't come any tricks here.

- This kind of accident comes when you are careless.

- Where did you come from?

- She comes from a good family.

- He comes from a disreputable legal firm.