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come > 22 senses
VERB	1	come, come up	Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
	2	come, arrive, get	Reach a destination
	3	come	Come to pass
	4	come	Reach a state, relation, or condition
	5	come, follow	To be the product or result
	6	come	Enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position
	7	come	Be found or available
	8	come, issue forth	Come forth
	9	come, hail	Be a native of
	10	come	Extend or reach
	11	come	Exist or occur in a certain point in a series
	12	come, derive, descend	Come from
	13	come	Cover a certain distance
	14	come, fall	Come under, be classified or included
	15	come	Happen as a result
	16	come, total, number, add up, amount	Add up in number or quantity
	17	come, add up, amount	Develop into
	18	come, come in	Be received
	19	come, occur	Come to one's mind
	20	come, do, fare, make out, get along	Proceed or get along
	21	come	Experience orgasm
	22	come	Have a certain priority

come > pronunciation
Sounds	kah'm
Rhymes	abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, and 544 more rhymes in ahm at the HyperDic website...

come > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Model	They come down the river
Examples	"Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
Synonyms	come up
Entailed by	bring, get, convey, fetch; bring; bring, convey, take
Narrower	emanate; address, accost, come up to; approach, come near; approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Contrary	go, go away, depart
See also	come up; come up; come in; come through; come through; come with
Nouns	coming

come > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Reach a destination. Arrive by movement or progress.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Model	These cars won't come
Synonyms	arrive, get
Entailed by	immigrate
Narrower	land, set down; drive in; land, put down, bring down; land, set ashore, shore; roll up; come, come in; reach, hit, attain; flood in; pull in, get in, move in, draw in; plump in
Contrary	leave, go forth, go away
Similar to	get
Nouns	coming; comer

come > verb 3, change
Meaning	Come to pass. Arrive, as in due course.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"Dawn comes early in June"
Narrower	fall, descend, settle
Broader	happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
Similar to	come
Nouns	coming

come > verb 4, change
Meaning	Reach a state, relation, or condition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Broader	change
Similar to	come; come

come > verb 5, stative
Meaning	To be the product or result.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
Synonyms	follow
Broader	originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
Similar to	come

come > verb 6, stative
Meaning	Enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"Your wish will come true"
Broader	become, go, get
Similar to	come

come > verb 7, change
Meaning	Be found or available.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Examples	"These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
Broader	exist, be

come > verb 8, stative
Meaning	Come forth.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	issue forth

come > verb 10, stative
Meaning	Extend or reach.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"The sleeves come to your knuckles"
Broader	run, go, pass, lead, extend

come > verb 11, stative
Meaning	Exist or occur in a certain point in a series.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Broader	be
Similar to	come, follow

come > verb 12, stative
Meaning	Come from. Be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"he comes from humble origins"
Synonyms	derive, descend
Similar to	derive; hail, come

come > verb 13, motion
Meaning	Cover a certain distance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote

come > verb 14, stative
Meaning	Come under, be classified or included.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"This comes under a new heading"
Synonyms	fall
Broader	be

come > verb 15, change
Meaning	Happen as a result.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"Nothing good will come of this"
Broader	result, ensue

come > verb 16, stative
Meaning	Add up in number or quantity.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	total, number, add up, amount
Narrower	work out; outnumber; average, average out; make
Broader	be

come > verb 19, cognition
Meaning	Come to one's mind. Suggest itself.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	occur
Broader	become

come > verb 20, stative
Meaning	Proceed or get along.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Examples	"He's come a long way"
Synonyms	do, fare, make out, get along
Broader	proceed, go

come > verb 21, perception
Meaning	Experience orgasm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Model	Sam and Sue come
Examples	"she could not come because she was too upset"
Broader	experience, undergo, see, go through
Nouns	coming

come > verb 22, cognition
Meaning	Have a certain priority.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"My family comes first"
Broader	rank