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come
(kŭm)come
(kʌm)come
(kʌm)v. came, come, com•ing,
n. v.i.
come
You use come to talk about movement towards the place where you are, or towards a place where you have been or will be.
The past tense of come is came. The -ed participle is come.
When you are talking about movement away from the place where you are, you use go, not 'come'. You also use go when you are describing movement that is neither towards you nor away from you.
You use here with come and there with go.
If you invite someone to accompany you somewhere, you usually use come, not 'go'.
In some situations, you can use come or go to show indirectly whether you will be in a place that you are referring to. For example, if you say 'Are you going to John's party?', you are not showing whether you yourself are going to the party. However, if you say 'Are you coming to John's party?', you are showing that you will definitely be there.
You use come and with another verb to say that someone visits you or moves towards you in order to do something.
In informal American English you can leave out and in sentences like these.
Come is sometimes used to mean become.
come
Past participle: come
Gerund: coming
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Noun | 1. | ![]() milt - seminal fluid produced by male fish sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" |
Verb | 1. | come - 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" emanate - proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" uprise, ascend, come up, rise - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" make it, pull round, pull through, survive, come through - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" come in - come into fashion; become fashionable |
2. | ![]() land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" drive in - arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country" land, put down, bring down - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" roll up - arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes" get - reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" attain, reach, hit - reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" flood in - arrive in great numbers move in, pull in, get in, draw in - of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" plump in - arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning" | |
3. | come - 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" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" come - 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" | |
4. | come - 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" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" come - 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" | |
5. | come - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France" | |
6. | come - be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled" | |
7. | come - come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard" | |
8. | come - be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
9. | come - extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" extend, run, lead, pass, go - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" | |
10. | come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France" come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" | |
11. | come - cover a certain distance; "She came a long way" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | |
12. | come - come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
13. | come - happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this" | |
14. | ![]() work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" outnumber - be larger in number average, average out - amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" make - add up to; "four and four make eight" | |
15. | come - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" aggregate - amount in the aggregate to | |
16. | come - be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" | |
17. | come - come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration" | |
18. | come - 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" derive - come from; "The present name derives from an older form" | |
19. | come - 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" | |
20. | come - experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" | |
21. | come - have a certain priority; "My family comes first" rank - take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" |
come
come
verbcome about
come across
come around or round
come backphrasal verb
come by
come in
come into
come off
come on or upon
come out
come over
come throughphrasal verb
come to
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[kʌm] (came (pt) (come (pp)))we have come to help you → hemos venido a ayudarte
when did he come? → ¿cuándo llegó?
they came late → llegaron tarde
the letter came this morning → la carta llegó esta mañana
(I'm) coming! → ¡voy!, ¡ya voy!
he came running/dashing in → entró corriendo/volando
the day/time will come when → ya llegará el día/la hora (en) que ...
it will be two years come March → en marzo hará dos años
a week come Monday → ocho diás a partir del lunes
we'll come after you → te seguiremos
come and see us soon → ven a vernos pronto
it may come as a surprise to you → puede que te asombre or (LAm) extrañe ...
it came as a shock to her → le afectó mucho
to come for sth/sb → venir por or (LAm) pasar por algo/algn
to come from (= stem from) [word, custom] → venir de, proceder de, provenir de; (= originate from) [person] → ser de
she has just come from London → acaba de venir or (LAm) regresar de Londres
I come from Wigan → soy de Wigan
where do you come from? → ¿de dónde eres?
this necklace comes from Spain → este collar es de España
I don't know where you're coming from (US) → no alcanzo a comprender la base de tu argumento
to come and go → ir y venir
people were coming and going all day → la gente iba y venía todo el día
the pain comes and goes → el dolor va y viene
the picture comes and goes (TV) → un momento tenemos imagen y al siguiente no
come home → ven a casa
it never came into my mind → no pasó siquiera por mi mente
we came to a village → llegamos a un pueblo
to come to a decision → llegar a una decisión
the water only came to her waist → el agua le llegaba sólo hasta la cintura
it came to me that there was a better way to do it → se me ocurrió que había otra forma mejor de hacerlo
when it comes to choosing, I prefer wine → si tengo que elegir, prefiero vino
when it comes to mathematics → en cuanto a or en lo que se refiere a las matemáticas ...
when your turn comes → cuando llegue tu turno
they have come a long way (lit) → han venido desde muy lejos (fig) → han llegado muy lejos
come with me → ven conmigo
May comes before June → mayo viene antes de junio
it comes on the next page → viene en la pagina siguiente
work comes before pleasure → primero el trabajo, luego la diversión
the adjective comes before the noun → el adjetivo precede al sustantivo
he came third → llego en tercer lugar
recovery came slowly → la recuperación fue lenta
how does this chair come to be broken? → ¿cómo es que esta silla está rota?
how come? → ¿cómo es eso?, ¿cómo así?, ¿por qué?
how come you don't know? → ¿cómo es que no lo sabes?
no good will come of it → de eso no saldrá nada bueno
nothing came of it → todo quedó en nada
that's what comes of being careless → eso es lo que pasa or ocurre por la falta de cuidado
no harm will come to him → no le pasará nada
come what may → pase lo que pase
I came to think it was all my fault → llegué a la conclusión de que era culpa mía
now I come to think of it → ahora que lo pienso, pensándolo bien
it came to pass that (liter) → aconteció que ...
those shoes come in two colours → esos zapatos vienen en dos colores
the button has come loose → el botón se ha soltado
it comes naturally to him → lo hace sin esfuerzo, no le cuesta nada hacerlo
it'll all come right in the end → al final, todo se arreglará
my dreams came true → mis sueños se hicieron realidad
come again? → ¿cómo (dice)?
he's as good as they come → es bueno como él solo
he's as stupid as they come → es tonto de remate
I like my tea just as it comes → me gusta el té hecho de cualquier modo
they don't come any better than that → mejores no los hay
to come between two people (= interfere) → meterse or entrometerse entre dos personas; (= separate) → separar a dos personas
nothing can come between us → no hay nada que sea capaz de separarnos
cars like that don't come cheap → los coches así no son baratos
come, come! → ¡vamos!
the new ruling comes into force next year → la nueva ley entra en vigor el año que viene
I don't know whether I'm coming or going → no sé lo que me hago
he had it coming to him → se lo tenía bien merecido
if it comes to it → llegado el caso
oh, come now! → ¡vamos!
I could see it coming → lo veía venir
come to that → si vamos a eso ...
in (the) years to come → en los años venideros
that's coming it a bit strong → eso me parece algo exagerado, no es para tanto
I came across a dress that I hadn't worn for years → di con or me encontré un vestido que hacía años que no me ponía
are you coming along? → ¿vienes?, ¿nos acompañas?
you'll have to come along with me to the station → usted tendrá que acompañarme a la comisaría
how is the book coming along? → ¿qué tal va el libro?
it's coming along nicely → va bien
then who should come along but Alex → entonces se presentó nada más ni nada menos que Alex
my brother is coming back tomorrow → mi hermano vuelve mañana
would you like to come back for a cup of tea? → ¿quieres volver a casa a tomar un té?
to come back to what we were discussing → volviendo a lo anterior ...
it all comes back to money → todo viene a ser cuestión de dinero
when accused, he came back with a counter-accusation → cuando le acusaron, respondió con una contraacusación
his case came before the courts → su caso llegó a los tribunales
how did she come by that name? → ¿cómo adquirió ese nombre?
to come down in the world → venir a menos
to come down hard on sb → ser duro con algn
she came down on them like a ton of bricks → se les echó encima
to come down against a policy → declararse en contra de una política
so it comes down to this → así que se reduce a esto
if it comes down to it, we'll have to move → si es necesario habrá que mudarse
to come down on sb's side → tomar partido por algn
if it comes down heads [coin] → si sale cara
to come down with flu → caer enfermo or enfermar de gripe
come in! → ¡pase!, ¡entre!, ¡siga! (LAm)
the Tories came in at the last election → en las últimas elecciones, ganaron los conservadores
where do I come in? → y yo ¿qué hago?, y yo ¿qué pinto?
they have no money coming in → no tienen ingresos or (LAm) entradas
he has £500 coming in each week → tiene ingresos or (LAm) entradas de 500 libras por semana
he came in last (in race) → llegó el último
it will come in handy → vendrá bien
to come in for criticism/praise → ser objeto de críticas/elogios
to come in on a deal → tomar parte en un negocio
he came into a fortune → heredó una fortuna, le correspondió una fortuna
melons don't come into it → los melones no tienen que ver, los melones no hacen al caso
the car came off the road → el coche se salió de la carretera
the label came off the bottle → la etiqueta se desprendió de la botella
come off it! → ¡vamos, anda!, ¡venga ya!
I told him to come off it → le dije que dejase de hacer el tonto
how is the book coming on? → ¿qué tal va el libro?
it's coming on nicely → va bien
winter is coming on now → ya está empezando el invierno
I feel a cold coming on → me está entrando un catarro
see also come on to
I'll come on to that in a moment; I'm coming on to that next → de eso hablaré en seguida
we came out of the cinema at ten → salimos del cine a las diez
her book comes out in May → su libro sale en mayo
the idea came out of an experiment → la idea surgió a raíz de un experimento
he came out of it with credit → salió con honor
see also closet
to come out on strike → declararse en huelga (fig) to come out for/against sth → declararse en pro/en contra de algo
I don't think this stain will come out → no creo que esta mancha se vaya a quitar
he came out in spots → le salieron granos
I came out in a sweat → empecé a sudar, me cubrí de sudor
you never know what he's going to come out with next! → ¡nunca se sabe por dónde va a salir!
it all came out right → todo salió bien
none of my photos came out → no salió ninguna de mis fotos
you always come out well in photos → siempre sales bien en las fotos
it comes out at £5 a head → sale a 5 libras por cabeza
they came over to England for a holiday → se vinieron a Inglaterra de vacaciones
you'll soon come over to my way of thinking (fig) → ya me darás la razón
a feeling of weariness came over her → le invadió una sensación de cansancio
a change came over him → se operó en él un cambio
he is coming round to see us tonight → viene a vernos or pasará a vernos esta noche
I shall be glad when payday comes round → ya estoy esperando el día de pago
I had to come round by the Post Office to post a letter → tuve que desviarme hasta Correos para echar una carta
she'll soon come round to my way of thinking → no tardará en darme la razón
he came round to our view → adoptó nuestra opinión
leave him alone, he'll soon come round → déjalo en paz, ya se calmará
he came round after about ten minutes → volvió en sí después de unos diez minutos
he's badly injured, but he'll come through all right → está malherido, pero se recuperará or se pondrá bien
how much does it come to? → ¿cuánto es en total?, ¿a cuánto asciende?
it comes to £15 altogether → en total son 15 libras
so it comes to this → así que viene a ser esto
what are we coming to? → ¿adónde va a parar todo esto?
he came to in hospital → recobró el conocimiento en el hospital
great qualities come together in his work → en su obra se dan cita grandes cualidades
it's all coming together now [project, plan] → parece que ya empieza a tomar forma
he came under the teacher's influence → cayó bajo la influencia del profesor
to come under attack → sufrir un ataque, verse atacado
come up here! → ¡sube aquí!
he has come up in the world → ha subido mucho en la escala social
something's come up so I'll be late home → ha surgido algo, así es que llegaré tarde a casa
to come up for sale → ponerse a la venta
to come up before the judge → comparecer ante el juez
his case comes up tomorrow → su proceso se verá mañana
he came up to Oxford last year (Brit) → se matriculó en la universidad de Oxford el año pasado
she came up against complete opposition to her proposals → tropezó con una oposición total ante sus propuestas
it didn't come up to our expectations → no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
the goods didn't come up to the required standard → la mercancía no satisfacía el nivel de calidad requerido
see also scratch A3
eventually he came up with the money → por fin encontró el dinero
come
[ˈkʌm] [came] [ˈkeɪm] (pt) [come] [ˈkʌm] (pp) viCan I come too? → Est-ce que je peux venir aussi?
I'll come with you → Je viens avec toi.
Come with me, please → Suivez-moi, s'il vous plaît.
They came late → Ils sont arrivés en retard.
The letter came this morning → La lettre est arrivée ce matin.
I'm coming!, coming! → j'arrive!
come, come! (old-fashioned) (= come on) → allons donc!, mais voyons!
what might come of it → ce qui pourrait en résulter, ce qui pourrait advenir, ce qui pourrait se produire
to get what's coming to you → finir par avoir ce que l'on mérite
the greediest creature I've ever come across → l'être le plus avide sur lequel je sois jamais tombé
to come across badly → faire une mauvaise impression
to come across as sth → donner l'impression d'être qch
Can I come back to you on that one? → Est-ce que je peux te répondre plus tard?
Where do you come from? → Tu viens d'où?
It's just come out on video → Ça vient de sortir en vidéo.
to come out to one's parents → révéler son homosexualité à ses parents
I don't know what's come over him! → Je ne sais pas ce qui lui a pris!
if it comes to it → s'il le faut, dans le pire des cas
come
pret <came>, ptp <come>come
[kʌm] vi (came (pt) (come (pp)))come with me → vieni con me
come home → vieni a casa
come and see us soon → vieni a trovarci presto
we have come to help you → siamo venuti ad aiutarti
she has come from London → è venuta da Londra
we've just come from Paris → siamo appena arrivati da Parigi
this necklace comes from Spain → questa collana viene dalla Spagna
they have come a long way → vengono da lontano (fig) → hanno fatto molta strada
people were coming and going all day → c'era gente che andava e veniva tutto il giorno
to come running → venire di corsa
to come for sb/sth → venire a prendere qn/qc
we'll come after you → ti seguiamo
coming! → vengo!, arrivo!
we came to a village → siamo arrivati a un paese
to come to a decision → arrivare or giungere a una decisione
the water only came to her waist → l'acqua le arrivava solo alla vita
it came to me that (idea, occur) → mi è venuto in mente che
it may come as a surprise to you ... → può sorprenderti...
it came as a shock to her → è stato un colpo per lei
when it comes to choosing → dovendo scegliere
when it comes to mathematics → quanto alla matematica
the time will come when ... → verrà il giorno in cui...
the new ruling comes into force next year → il nuovo regolamento entrerà in vigore l'anno prossimo
A comes before B → A viene prima di B
he came 3rd in the race → è arrivato 3° nella gara
come what may → qualunque cosa succeda
no good will come of it → andrà a finire male
nothing came of it → non ne è saltato fuori niente, non ha portato a niente
that's what comes of being careless → ecco cosa succede a non far attenzione
how does this chair come to be broken? → come mai questa sedia è rotta?
how come? (fam) → come mai?
my dreams came true → i miei sogni si sono avverati
to come undone/loose → slacciarsi/allentarsi
my shoelaces have come undone → i lacci (delle scarpe) si sono sciolti
your zip has come undone → ti si è aperta la chiusura lampo
it comes naturally to him → gli viene spontaneo
it'll all come right in the end → tutto si accomoderà alla fine
those shoes come in two colours → quelle scarpe sono disponibili in due colori
I have come to like her → ho finito col trovarla simpatica
now I come to think of it → ora che ci penso
if it comes to it → in tal caso
if it comes to that ... → se è per questo...
come again? (fam) → come?
he had it coming to him → ha avuto quello che si meritava
I could see it coming → me lo aspettavo
he's as daft as they come → è scemo come ce ne sono pochi
to come between two people → mettersi fra due persone
how's your arm coming along? → come va il tuo braccio?
come away from there! → levati di lì!, vieni via da lì!
to come back to what we were discussing ... → per tornare all'argomento di prima...
to come down in the world → ridursi male
she came down on him like a ton of bricks → gli ha fatto una sfuriata
to come down with a cold → prendersi un raffreddore
come in! → avanti!
where do I come in? → dove entro in ballo io?
they have no money coming in → non hanno entrate
where do I come into it? (be involved) → come vi entro io?
money doesn't come into it → i soldi non c'entrano
she came off her bike → è caduta dalla bicicletta
come off it! (fam) → piantala!, ma va'!
I feel a cold coming on → mi sta venendo un raffreddore
winter is coming on now → l'inverno si avvicina
to come out of sth → uscire da qc
it's bound to come out in the newspapers → apparirà senz'altro sui giornali
he came out in a rash → gli è venuto uno sfogo
the dye has come out of your jumper → il tuo maglione è scolorito
to come out on strike → entrare in sciopero, fare sciopero
to come out against sth → dichiararsi decisamente contrario/a a qc
you never know what he is going to come out with next! (fam) → non si sa mai con cosa verrà fuori la prossima volta!
they came over to England for a holiday → sono venuti in Inghilterra per una vacanza
you'll soon come over to my way of thinking → presto sarai anche tu della mia idea
I came over all dizzy → mi è venuto un giramento di testa
her speech came over very well → il suo discorso ha fatto una buona impressione, il suo discorso è riuscito bene
a feeling of weariness came over her → un forte senso di stanchezza la assalì
Christmas seems to come round earlier every year → ogni anno sembra che il Natale venga prima
we came round by the longer route → abbiamo fatto la strada più lunga
she'll soon come round to your way of thinking → presto la penserà come te
she came up against complete opposition to her proposals → le sue proposte hanno incontrato la più completa opposizione
the film didn't come up to our expectations → il film ci ha deluso
he came up with an idea → venne fuori con un'idea