comes Synonyms & Antonyms
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Comes as a Verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of come
To move from further away to nearer to.
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]
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To appear, to manifest itself.
The pain in his leg comes and goes.
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(with an infinitive) To begin to have an opinion or feeling.
She came to think of that country as her home.
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(with an infinitive) To do something by chance, without intending to do it.
Could you tell me how the document came to be discovered?
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To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
Which letter comes before Y? Winter comes after autumn.
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To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
He came after a few minutes.
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(with close) To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart.
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(with to) 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.
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(fossil word) To become, to turn out to be.
He was a dream come true.
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To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
A new sports car doesn't come cheap.
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To carry through; to succeed in.
You can't come any tricks here.
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Happen.
This kind of accident comes when you are careless.
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(with from or sometimes of) To have as an origin, originate.
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Comes as a Noun
The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
Comes in a Sentence
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]
The pain in his leg comes and goes.
She came to think of that country as her home.
Could you tell me how the document came to be discovered?
Which letter comes before Y? Winter comes after autumn.
He came after a few minutes.
One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart.
He came to SF literature a confirmed technophile, and nothing made him happier than to read a manuscript thick with imaginary gizmos and whatzits.
He was a dream come true.
A new sports car doesn't come cheap.
You can't come any tricks here.
This kind of accident comes when you are careless.
Don't come the innocent victim. We all know who's to blame here.
Word Forms & Grammar
comes
Words That Rhyme With Comes
Origin of Comes
Origin 1: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Origin 2: Borrowed from Latin comes (“a companion”). Doublet of comte, conte, and count.
Comes in Brief
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kʌmz/ |
| Meaning | third-person singular simple present indicative of come |
| Antonyms | depart, exit and flee |