come

CEFRA1

/kʌm/

verb

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  1. 01

    verb

    To move toward or arrive at a place.

  2. 02

    verb

    To happen or take place.

Examples

  • His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.

  • I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [km̩]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move nearer to the point of perspective.

  2. To move toward the speaker.

  3. To move toward the listener.

More examples

In context

  • Why don't you come visit us?

  • I called the dog, but she wouldn't come.

  • She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes the wrong way […]

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Origin

verb

From Middle English comen, cumen, from Old English cuman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt (“to step; to arrive”), from *gʷem- (“to come, step”). Cognates Cognate from Proto-Germanic with Scots cum (“to come”), Yola come, coome, cum (“to come”), North Frisian kaame, kame, keem, kem, kum, kååme, käme (“to come”), Saterland Frisian kume, kuume (“to come”), West Frisian komme (“to come”), Alemannic German cha, cheemen, cheme, cho, chomu, chéeme (“to come”), Bavarian ckeman, kemma, kemman, khemen, kumma, kumman, kèmmin (“to come”), Central Franconian komme, kunn, kumme (“to come”), Cimbrian ken, khemmen, khèmman (“to com...