Definitions

come

[kuhm] / kʌm /

VERB

advance, approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive become enter get happen hit materialize move occur reach show show up

STRONG

attain burst buzz flare near originate

WEAK

be accessible be at disposal be convenient be handy be obtainable be ready blow in bob up breeze in check in clock in close in draw near drop in fall by fall in get in hit town make it make the scene move toward pop in pop up punch in ring in roll in sign in sky in spring in turn out turn up wind up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal depart disappear go hide leave lose stop

WEAK

recede retreat

VERB

happen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break develop fall occur take place

STRONG

befall betide chance hap transpire

WEAK

come to pass turn out

VERB

extend, reach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

become develop get go grow join run turn

STRONG

aggregate amount expand mature number spread stretch total wax

WEAK

add up come over run into sum to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leave lessen stop surrender

STRONG

compress shrink

WEAK

depart recede retreat

Example Sentences

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But that pressure, the players say, is something they’ve come to accept, even embrace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

At one table are brothers Paul Flynn and Gary Collins, who have come together for the tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But it summed up, without even trying, what a spectacularly new thing in history America was, because the meaning of the movie was the American promise: Anyone can come from anywhere and become anything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

None of this is a great sign of what’s to come in the remaining cases.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“Since I’m already in trouble, I guess I should come clean about the other stuff,” I suggest.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

come

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