Meaning of "come" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COME

Old English cuman; related to Old Norse koma, Gothic qiman, Old High German queman to come, Sanskrit gámati he goes.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COME

come  [kʌm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COME

Come is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb come in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES COME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Come

Come may refer to: ▪ Comè, city and commune in Benin ▪ Come, an American indie rock band formed in 1990 ▪ Come, a British noise project founded in 1979 ▪ Come Organisation, its record label ▪ Come, 1994 ▪ Come, 1972 ▪ "Come", a song by Fleetwood Mac from Say You Will ▪ COMe, COM Express, a single-board computer type ▪ A possible outcome which may be bet on in craps, whence the general gambling expression ▪ To orgasm or ejaculate.

Definition of come in the English dictionary

The first definition of come in the dictionary is to move towards a specified person or place. Other definition of come is to arrive by movement or by making progress. Come is also to become perceptible.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COME

PRESENT

Present

I come

you come

he/she/it comes

we come

you come

they come

Present continuous

I am coming

you are coming

he/she/it is coming

we are coming

you are coming

they are coming

Present perfect

I have come

you have come

he/she/it has come

we have come

you have come

they have come

Present perfect continuous

I have been coming

you have been coming

he/she/it has been coming

we have been coming

you have been coming

they have been coming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I came

you came

he/she/it came

we came

you came

they came

Past continuous

I was coming

you were coming

he/she/it was coming

we were coming

you were coming

they were coming

Past perfect

I had come

you had come

he/she/it had come

we had come

you had come

they had come

Past perfect continuous

I had been coming

you had been coming

he/she/it had been coming

we had been coming

you had been coming

they had been coming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will come

you will come

he/she/it will come

we will come

you will come

they will come

Future continuous

I will be coming

you will be coming

he/she/it will be coming

we will be coming

you will be coming

they will be coming

Future perfect

I will have come

you will have come

he/she/it will have come

we will have come

you will have come

they will have come

Future perfect continuous

I will have been coming

you will have been coming

he/she/it will have been coming

we will have been coming

you will have been coming

they will have been coming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would come

you would come

he/she/it would come

we would come

you would come

they would come

Conditional continuous

I would be coming

you would be coming

he/she/it would be coming

we would be coming

you would be coming

they would be coming

Conditional perfect

I would have come

you would have come

he/she/it would have come

we would have come

you would have come

they would have come

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been coming

you would have been coming

he/she/it would have been coming

we would have been coming

you would have been coming

they would have been coming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you come
we let´s come
you come

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to come

Past participle

come

Present Participle

coming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «come» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of come

advance · appear · approach · arrive · climax · come about · come to pass · ejaculate · enter · extend · fall · happen · materialize · move · near · occur · orgasm · reach · show up · take place · turn up

TRANSLATION OF COME

Find out the translation of come to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of come from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «come» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 来
• Translator English - Spanish: venir
• English: come
• Translator English - Hindi: आ
• Translator English - Arabic: يَأْتِي
• Translator English - Russian: приходить
• Translator English - Portuguese: vir
• Translator English - Bengali: Comdt
• Translator English - French: venir
• Translator English - Malay: Comdt
• Translator English - German: kommen
• Translator English - Japanese: 来る
• Translator English - Korean: 오다
• Translator English - Javanese: Sambungake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đến
• Translator English - Tamil: Comdt
• Translator English - Marathi: Comdt
• Translator English - Turkish: Comdt
• Translator English - Italian: venire
• Translator English - Polish: przyjść
• Translator English - Ukrainian: приходити
• Translator English - Romanian: a veni
• Translator English - Greek: έρχομαι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kom
• Translator English - Swedish: komma
• Translator English - Norwegian: komme

10 QUOTES WITH «COME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come.

1

Edward Albee

Sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out of his way to come back a short distance correctly.

2

Joseph Altuzarra

We're making clothes - we aren't saving the world. I'm not saying that designers aren't artists, but at the end of the day, we make clothes. Hopefully we make beautiful clothes with a message, but in the end it's for people to wear. I think that the hype of fashion has come down a level.

3

Gareth Bale

Whenever I get days off, I go home, or friends and family come up. I'm in contact with them every day, so it's like we live next door, but obviously we live in two different countries. Football is my job, and everyone around me has given me the opportunity to purely concentrate on football, and everyone else worries about everything else.

4

Ann Beattie

There is some reason, obviously, that you are drawn to your material, but the way in which you explore it might come to be quite different from what you would expect.

5

Stacey Bendet

I love creating and being able to see an idea come to fruition. I love making beautiful things.

6

Craig Benson

Actually, I think I come at things a whole different way from most people, and, you know, sometimes political answers are one way to solve the problem, and sometimes there are better ways to do it.

7

Otto von Bismarck

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.

8

Ozwald Boateng

You come to me and it's my job to make you look the best you can look. From an image point of view, would I prefer to dress Jude Law instead of Rolf Harris? Of course. But it's my job to make them both look great.

9

Joseph Bologna

You know, people come up with formulas who are uncreative. They can't picture something different so they can only go by something that's laid out for them.

10

Paul Broun

We have people from the Middle East, from Asia, from all over the world that are coming through the southern border. Some are coming to work. But it's a porous border that would allow terrorists, al Qaeda and other entities to come in this country who want to do America harm. That's the reason securing the border is a national security issue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME»

Discover the use of come in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Where Things Come Back

This extraordinary tale from a rare literary voice finds wonder in the ordinary and illuminates the hope of second chances.

John Corey Whaley, 2011

She's Come Undone

In his extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch an incredible ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years.

Wally Lamb, 2012

What Dreams May Come: A Novel

Richard Matheson's powerful tale of life---and love---after death was the basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Robin Williams.

Richard Matheson, 2007

Where Mathematics Comes from: How the Embodied Mind Brings ...

Provides an in-depth analysis of the cognitive science of mathematical ideas that argues that conceptual metaphor plays a definitive role in mathematical ideas, exploring such concepts as arithmetic, algebra, sets, logic, and infinity.

George Lakoff, Rafael E. Núñez, 2000

The Book to Come

Featuring essays originally published in La Nouvelle Revue Française, this collection clearly demonstrates why Maurice Blanchot was a key figure in exploring the relation between literature and philosophy.

Maurice Blanchot, 2003

A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America

This new edition, featuring four new and updated chapters, will reintroduce Werner's seminal study of black music to a new generation of readers.

Craig Hansen Werner, 2006

Kingdom Come: The Final Victory

The horrors of the Tribulation are over, and Jesus Christ has set up his perfect kingdom on earth.

Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, 2012

For the City Yet to Come: Changing African Life in Four Cities

In For the City Yet to Come, AbdouMaliq Simone argues that by overlooking all that does work in Africa’s cities, this perspective forecloses opportunities to capitalize on existing informal economies and structures in development efforts ...

AbdouMaliq Simone, 2004

If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You’re So Rich?

This book presents G. A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996.

G. A. COHEN, G. A Cohen, 2009

The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in ...

'The best volume on the Russian Revolution in years .

Alexander Rabinowitch, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come is used in the context of the following news items.

California's Stalled Right-to-Die Bill Will Come Too Late for …

Christy O'Donnell, a California mom with terminal cancer, pictured here with her daughter, is a leader in the fight for the right to die in California. «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»

Greece gets until Sunday to come up with proposal to stave off …

Frustrated and angered eurozone leaders gave Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras a last-minute chance Tuesday to finally come up with a ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Come on, Canada. Time to get in the giant fighting robot economy

The fact that Canada is sitting idly by while Japan and the United States prepare to compete in a battle between giant, piloted robots can only ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

Series win 'a dream come true' - Misbah

"I was with the Pakistan team in the last three series that we lost, but now winning the series here after long time is like a dream come true, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

Watch YouTuber Shane Dawson Come Out As Bisexual In This …

So inspiring! Opening up about your sexuality is such an emotional and difficult thing to do, so Shane Dawson did it where he feels most ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»

Pipe dream come true

Father Derek Lappe takes a closer look Tuesday at the boxes of various sized organ pipes that are being installed in the choir loft of Our Lady ... «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»

Opinion: Bring back sun loungers, tourists will come again

It comes down to this: people are now starting to ask themselves whether or not they want to come back to Phuket for their next holiday, or if ... «Phuket Gazette, Jul 15»

Flipkart to soon come up with better paternity policy

Flipkart recently became the first major ecommerce company to come up with enhanced maternity benefits when it announced an extended ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Traffic lights to come down in University District

Once the traffic signals come down, there will not be any lights on N. 4th between E. 17th Avenue and Hudson Street, and none on southbound ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»

Sea Dogs come up short at Reading

READING, Pa. — The Portland Sea Dogs rallied from four- and five-run deficits Tuesday night but fell short in an 8-6 loss to the Reading Fightin ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»