come

verb

ˈkəm How to pronounce come (audio)
Definition of comenext
1
as in to approach
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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Relevance

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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination when do you think they'll come?

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3
as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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4
as in to happen
to take place whatever may come we'll always be together

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5
as in to do
to move forward along a course how is the remodeling job coming?

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come
  1. approach
  2. arrive
  3. become
  4. happen
  5. do
  6. enter
  7. appear
  8. get
Verb
  • McVay said seeding scenarios would influence his decision about how to approach a finale only if an opportunity to secure a bye was at stake.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • This invites us to approach relationships and self-love with softness and creativity.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of approach
Verb
  • Reflection will arrive Friday, Jan. 24, on Disney+ and Hulu.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
  • What shook me was that the end had finally arrived.
    David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of arrive
Verb
  • Kentucky becomes the latest state to legalize medical marijuana and several states, including Delaware, tighten gun control.
    Acacia Squires, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Pierson has become a vocal critic of police interrogation methods in which detectives form a theory of the case and aggressively pursue a confession from their primary suspect.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of become
Verb
  • And while the Season 1 twist hooked enough viewers to perhaps justify that expense, the second season not only needs to remind them what happened years ago, but also pay off on the mystery—a feat few puzzle box shows accomplish.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • And then also be assertive about, Hey, this is how change can happen.
    James Factora, Them, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of happen
Verb
  • Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania developed a model based on network theory to do just that, describing their work in a February paper published in the journal Physical Review Research.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • From its deployment of renewable energy infrastructure to the planting of some 600 million trees, doing and being seen to be doing green things is intended to put Kyiv on the same environmental page as Brussels.
    David Vetter, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of do
Verb
  • Adults, via pantomime theater with its madcap themes and nursery archetypes, could receive permission to enter these states as well.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Nissan and Honda are planning to enter into negotiations for a merger, Japanese business newspaper Nikkei reported overnight, citing sources close to the matter and noting that the domestic peers expected to sign a memorandum of understanding shortly.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of enter
Verb
  • The new Core 1 Gig, Home 3 Gig, and Edge 8 Gig plans appear to have launched last month and streamline the company’s existing options, as spotted earlier by 9to5Google.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Their new ad appears to throw cold water at this legacy, in favor of something new.
    Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of appear
Verb
  • Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $17.99 a month.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Elko’s not the type to get excited about early October standings.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of get
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