Comes vs. Come

Comes vs. Come — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Comes and Come

Comesnoun

(music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.

Comeverb

(intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.

She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes...

Comeverb

To move towards the speaker.

I called the dog, but she wouldn't come.Stop dawdling and come here!

Comeverb

To move towards the listener.

Hold on, I'll come in a second.You should ask the doctor to come to your house.

Comeverb

To move towards the object that is the focus of the sentence.

No-one can find Bertie Wooster when his aunts come to visit.Hundreds of thousands of people come to Disneyland every year.

Comeverb

(in subordinate clauses and gerunds) To move towards the agent or subject of the main clause.

King Cnut couldn't stop the tide coming.He threw the boomerang, which came right back to him.
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Comeverb

To move towards an unstated agent.

The butler should come when called.

Comeverb

(intransitive) To arrive.

Comeverb

(intransitive) To appear, to manifest itself.

The pain in his leg comes and goes.

Comeverb

(intransitive) To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.

Which letter comes before Y?Winter comes after autumn.

Comeverb

To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.

He came after a few minutes.

Comeverb

To approach a state of being or accomplishment.

They came very close to leaving on time.His test scores came close to perfect.One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart.
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Comeverb

To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.

He came to SF literature a confirmed technophile, and nothing made him happier than to read a manuscript thick with imaginary gizmos and whatzits.

Comeverb

To become, to turn out to be.

He was a dream come true.

Comeverb

(intransitive) To be supplied, or made available; to exist.

He's as tough as they come.Our milkshakes come in vanilla, strawberry and chocolate flavours.

Comeverb

(slang) To carry through; to succeed in.

You can't come any tricks here.

Comeverb

(intransitive) Happen.

This kind of accident comes when you are careless.

Comeverb

To have as an origin, originate.

Comeverb

To have a certain social background.

Comeverb

To be or have been a resident or native.

Where did you come from?

Comeverb

To have been brought up by or employed by.

She comes from a good family.He comes from a disreputable legal firm.

Comeverb

To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).

The river comes from Bear Lake.Where does this road come from?

Comeverb

To germinate.

Comenoun

(obsolete) Coming, arrival; approach.

Comenoun

Semen

Comenoun

Female ejaculatory discharge.

Comenoun

alternative form of commain its medieval use as a middot ⟨·⟩ serving as a form of colon.

Comepreposition

Used to indicate an event, period, or change in state occurring after a present time.

Leave it to settle for about three months and, come Christmas time, you'll have a delicious concoction to offer your guests.Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.

Comeinterjection

An exclamation to express annoyance.

Come come! Stop crying.Come now! You must eat it.

Comeinterjection

An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.

Come come! You can do it.Come now! It won't bite you.

Comeverb

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody;

He came singing down the roadCome with me to the Casbahcome down here!come out of the closet!come into the room

Comeverb

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;

She arrived home at 7 o'clockShe didn't get to Chicago until after midnight

Comeverb

come to pass; arrive, as in due course;

The first success came three days laterIt came as a shockDawn comes early in June

Comeverb

reach a state, relation, or condition;

The water came to a boilWe came to understand the true meaning of lifeTheir anger came to a boilI came to realize the true meaning of life

Comeverb

to be the product or result;

Melons come from a vineUnderstanding comes from experience

Comeverb

enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position;

He came into contact with a terrorist groupThe shoes came untiedI came to see his point of viewher face went red with angerThe knot came looseYour wish will come true

Comeverb

be found or available;

These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled

Comeverb

come forth;

A scream came from the woman's mouthHis breath came hard

Comeverb

be a native of;

She hails from Kalamazoo

Comeverb

extend or reach;

The water came up to my waistThe sleeves come to your knuckles

Comeverb

exist or occur in a certain point in a series;

Next came the student from France

Comeverb

come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;

She was descended from an old Italian noble familyhe comes from humble origins

Comeverb

cover a certain distance;

She came a long way

Comeverb

come under, be classified or included;

fall into a categoryThis comes under a new heading

Comeverb

happen as a result;

Nothing good will come of this

Comeverb

add up in number or quantity;

The bills amounted to $2,000The bill came to $2,000

Comeverb

develop into;

This idea will never amount to anythingnothing came of his grandiose plans

Comeverb

be received;

News came in of the massacre in Rwanda

Comeverb

come to one's mind; suggest itself;

It occurred to me that we should hire another secretaryA great idea then came to her

Comeverb

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

Comeverb

experience orgasm;

she could not come because she was too upset

Comeverb

have a certain priority;

My family comes first