undercome Synonyms & Antonyms
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Undercome as a Verb
1
To come under; experience or suffer the effects of; be affected by; undergo.
2
To submit; submit to; subvene
3
To come through.
Word Forms & Grammar
undercome (third-person singular simple present undercomes, present participle undercoming, simple past undercame, past participle undercome)
Origin of Undercome
From Middle English *undercomen, from Old English undercuman (“to come under, submit, assist”), from Proto-Germanic *under (“under”) + *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to under- + come. Cognate with West Frisian ûnderkomme (“to shelter, come under”), Dutch onderkomen (“to shelter, find accommodation”), German unterkommen (“to stay, find accommodation, find a job”), Icelandic undirkoma (“to come under”).
Undercome in Brief
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Meaning | To come under; experience or suffer the effects of; be affected by; undergo |
| Verb forms | undercomes, undercoming, undercame |