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Verb come has 22 senses

come, come up - 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"
--₁ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Antonyms: go, go away, depart

Derived form: noun coming₁
Sample sentence:
They come down the river
arrive, get, come - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

Derived forms: noun comer₂, noun coming₂
Sample sentence:
These cars won't come
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"
--₃ is one way to happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

Derived form: noun coming₃
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
come - reach a state, relation, or condition; "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"
--₄ is one way to change
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
--₅ is one way to originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
come - enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"; "I came to see his point of view"; "her face went red with anger"; "The knot came loose"; "Your wish will come true"
--₆ is one way to become, go, get
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
come - be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
--₇ is one way to exist, be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
issue forth, come - come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
hail, come - be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
--₉ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
come - extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
--₁₀ is one way to run, go, pass, lead, extend
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
come - exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
--₁₁ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
derive, come, descend - 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"
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
come - cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
--₁₃ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
fall, come - come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
--₁₄ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
come - happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
--₁₅ is one way to result, ensue
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
total, number, add up, come, amount - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
--₁₆ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
come, add up, amount - develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
--₁₇ is one way to become, turn
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
come, come in - be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
--₁₈ is one way to arrive, get, come
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
occur, 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"
--₁₉ is one way to become
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
do, fare, make out, come, get along - 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 is one way to proceed, go
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
come - experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
--₂₁ is one way to experience, undergo, see, go through

Derived form: noun coming₄
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue come
come - have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
--₂₂ is one way to rank
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP