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Meaning of "come at" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COME AT

come at play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COME AT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Come at is a verb.
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 at in English.

WHAT DOES COME AT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of come at in the English dictionary

The first definition of come at in the dictionary is to discover or reach. Other definition of come at is to attack. Come at is also to agree to do.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COME AT

PRESENT

Present
I come at
you come at
he/she/it comes at
we come at
you come at
they come at
Present continuous
I am coming at
you are coming at
he/she/it is coming at
we are coming at
you are coming at
they are coming at
Present perfect
I have come at
you have come at
he/she/it has come at
we have come at
you have come at
they have come at
Present perfect continuous
I have been coming at
you have been coming at
he/she/it has been coming at
we have been coming at
you have been coming at
they have been coming at
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 at
you came at
he/she/it came at
we came at
you came at
they came at
Past continuous
I was coming at
you were coming at
he/she/it was coming at
we were coming at
you were coming at
they were coming at
Past perfect
I had come at
you had come at
he/she/it had come at
we had come at
you had come at
they had come at
Past perfect continuous
I had been coming at
you had been coming at
he/she/it had been coming at
we had been coming at
you had been coming at
they had been coming at
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will come at
you will come at
he/she/it will come at
we will come at
you will come at
they will come at
Future continuous
I will be coming at
you will be coming at
he/she/it will be coming at
we will be coming at
you will be coming at
they will be coming at
Future perfect
I will have come at
you will have come at
he/she/it will have come at
we will have come at
you will have come at
they will have come at
Future perfect continuous
I will have been coming at
you will have been coming at
he/she/it will have been coming at
we will have been coming at
you will have been coming at
they will have been coming at
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would come at
you would come at
he/she/it would come at
we would come at
you would come at
they would come at
Conditional continuous
I would be coming at
you would be coming at
he/she/it would be coming at
we would be coming at
you would be coming at
they would be coming at
Conditional perfect
I would have come at
you would have come at
he/she/it would have come at
we would have come at
you would have come at
they would have come at
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been coming at
you would have been coming at
he/she/it would have been coming at
we would have been coming at
you would have been coming at
they would have been coming at
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you come at
we let´s come at
you come at
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to come at
Past participle
come at
Present Participle
coming at
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COME AT

come a cropper
come a gutser
come a stumer
come about
come across
come again?
come along
come along!
come and
come away
come back to earth
come back to someone
come between
come by
come clean
come forward
come from
come full circle
come good
come home

WORDS THAT END LIKE COME AT

cast a stone at
drive at
get at
go at
have a shot at
have at
in at
jump at
keep at
look down one´s nose at
not look at
not much to look at
on at
point the finger at
poke fun at
sneeze at
talk at
throw the book at
thumb one´s nose at
where it´s at

Synonyms and antonyms of come at in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «come at» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COME AT

Find out the translation of come at to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of come at 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 at» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

venir en
570 millions of speakers

English

come at
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर आ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأتي في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прийти в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vir a
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আসো এবং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

venir à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

datang dan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kommen bei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

来る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 올
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teka lan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đến lúc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வந்து வா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ये आणि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gel ve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

venire a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyjść na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прийти в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vin la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έρχονται σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kom op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kommer på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommer på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of come at

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COME AT»

The term «come at» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.962 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COME AT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «come at» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «come at» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about come at

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10 QUOTES WITH «COME AT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come at.
1
Archibald Alexander
Do not for a moment suppose that you must make yourself better, or prepare your heart for a worthy reception of Christ, but come at once - come as you are.
2
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.
3
Shelley Berkley
While I support initiatives to improve quality and efficiency in Medicare, I do not believe that these efficiencies should come at the cost of patient well being.
4
Jack Black
I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don't know what I'm going to come at you with.
5
Deb Caletti
I wrote one book, signed with a good agent, and sat back and waited for the phone to ring. I was sure that the great news would come at any moment. Four books later, I finally got that call.
6
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Writing is so wrapped up in ego, but with math one is just trying to get it right, although you're often wrong. I think math helped me become a good critic of myself, come at writing a little less personally.
7
Robert Farrar Capon
Older women are like aging strudels - the crust may not be so lovely, but the filling has come at last into its own.
8
Jane Welsh Carlyle
I have lived so long among people who do not understand me, been so long accustomed to refrain and disguise myself for fear of being laughed at, that I have grown as difficult to come at as a snail in a shell; and what is worse, I cannot come out of my shell when I wish it.
9
Roger Clemens
I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come at you extremely hard. I have to be ready or I'll be embarrassed.
10
Miley Cyrus
I would say I'm a nice person, and I take pride in the fact that I treat everyone really well, so there's no reason for anyone to ever come at me because I only want the best for everybody else.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME AT»

Discover the use of come at in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come at and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Foxes Come at Night
Nooteboom is a superb stylist who observes the world with a combination of melancholy and astonishment. These stories are textured with humour, pathos and vast knowledge, the hallmarks of this outstanding and highly respect European writer.
Cees Nooteboom, 2011
2
Occupy Until I Come: A.T. Pierson and the Evangelization of ...
In covering both Pierson's career and his context, this book is not only the finest available biography of A. T. Pierson but also a valuable portrait of America's religious landscape at a key point in history.
Dana Lee Robert, 2003
3
And the Tigers Come at Night
The author was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 2004 at the comparatively young age of 62. The diagnosis resulted in major surgery. The book traces the four months from diagnosis to operating theatre.
Basil Jay, 2005
4
These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy ...
A masterful storyteller whose memoirs and novels have earned him widespread acclaim, this is Knipfel’s first foray into the short story, and he delivers in spades: this wickedly dark satire on the notion of happily ever after turns the ...
Jim Knipfel, 2010
5
Moonbeams come at dark times: turning fifty in the '90s
This third book in a series of non-fiction work is the personal story of turning fifty in the '90s.
Susan White-Bowden, 1992
6
The Great Tribulation: The Irreversible Event to Come at the ...
Horeb for all Israel." "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else, I will come and strike ...
7
Dreams Come at Twilight
I focused the plays on what seemed to me essentialto give the answer the question: "What is a Human Being?" I also included into this book a small collection of the philosophical fairy tales, carrying the same universal things as the plays.
Edward Schwartz, Ilia Besprozvany, 2000
8
Her Hour Come Round at Last: A Garland for Nina Coltart
She seemed much younger than me. I only realized recently that there was barely three years' difference in our ages. Nina used to come at about 5.00 or 5.30 in the afternoon. Michael would be coming in from school, John coming in harassed ...
Gillian Preston, Peter L. Rudnytsky, 2011
9
Kingdom Come: How Jesus Wants to Change the World
Yet in other ways, it didn't seem as if Jesus was bringing in the Age to Come at all . The ambiguity was such that John the Baptist sent messengers to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” (Matthew 11:3).
Allen M. Wakabayashi, 2009
10
Heaven on Earth and How It Will Come: A Study of the Revelation
When Elisa eth, the mother of John the Baptist, prayed for a son, he did not come at once. She prayed for many years and probably often wondered why God did not answer. In fact, she had become quite an old woman, and her husband, ...
Katharine C. Bushnell, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME AT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come at is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Changes to come at Troy Pig Out
Changes to come at Troy Pig Out. Downtown Troy Business Improvement District executive director Erin Pihlaja speaking at a press conference ... «Troy Record, Jul 15»
2
Oglesby's grants frozen, but freeze could've come at worse time
7/7/2015 11:52:00 AM Oglesby's grants frozen, but freeze could've come at worse time. Exactly when an official raft, kayak and canoe takeout point near Ed ... «LaSalle News Tribune, Jul 15»
3
There's more to come at Kenzo
Kenzo designers Carol Lim and Humberto Leon are dying to go "deeper and deeper" into fashion. The two style stars took over the reins at the ... «Sunday World, Jul 15»
4
China's Moves to Rescue Its Stock Market May Come at a Price
BEIJING—China's aggressive response to plunging share prices undercuts its pledge to have the market play a decisive role in the economy ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
The Giants Losing Streak Couldn't Come At a Better Time
The series loss to the Mets was very unpatriotic indeed. The 8-0 shutout against the aforementioned Metropolitans was a nightmarish mash of ... «Lasorda's Lair, Jul 15»
6
'Transparency' would come at expense of officers' safety
From day one, the current city administration has been consistent and proactive in making information available to the public, including the ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
7
Affordable homes in Northleach come at right time after survey …
TWENTY-TWO affordable homes built in Northleach have come at the right time after the news that the Cotswolds is one of the hardest places ... «Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, Jul 15»
8
'Messi's Argentina trophy will come at some point'
Argentine attacker Ezequiel Lavezzi still believes teammate Lionel Messi will inspire Argentina to an international title despite losing to Chile in ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
9
Best pickup trucks under $35000
Power doesn't have to come at a price or at least a steep price. Auto data site AxleGeeks has compiled a list of the best trucks (with basic trims) ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
10
Expect rate rises to come at 'glacial pace'
That's the advice from HSBC's global head of fixed-income research Steven Major, who expects predicts that the US Federal Reserve will not ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»

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