Comes vs. Come
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.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.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 roomComeverb
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;
She arrived home at 7 o'clockShe didn't get to Chicago until after midnightComeverb
come to pass; arrive, as in due course;
The first success came three days laterIt came as a shockDawn comes early in JuneComeverb
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 lifeComeverb
to be the product or result;
Melons come from a vineUnderstanding comes from experienceComeverb
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 trueComeverb
be found or available;
These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembledComeverb
come forth;
A scream came from the woman's mouthHis breath came hardComeverb
be a native of;
She hails from KalamazooComeverb
extend or reach;
The water came up to my waistThe sleeves come to your knucklesComeverb
exist or occur in a certain point in a series;
Next came the student from FranceComeverb
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;
She was descended from an old Italian noble familyhe comes from humble originsComeverb
cover a certain distance;
She came a long wayComeverb
come under, be classified or included;
fall into a categoryThis comes under a new headingComeverb
happen as a result;
Nothing good will come of thisComeverb
add up in number or quantity;
The bills amounted to $2,000The bill came to $2,000Comeverb
develop into;
This idea will never amount to anythingnothing came of his grandiose plansComeverb
be received;
News came in of the massacre in RwandaComeverb
come to one's mind; suggest itself;
It occurred to me that we should hire another secretaryA great idea then came to herComeverb
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 wayComeverb
experience orgasm;
she could not come because she was too upsetComeverb
have a certain priority;
My family comes first
