come
/kʌm/ preposition C2- Used to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs. · Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.· Come summer, we would all head off to the coast.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- come about To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to ...
- come across Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, ...
- come after To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
- come along To accompany.
- come apart Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, ...
- come around To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or app...
- come away To become separated from something.
- come back To return to a place.
- come by To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
- come down To descend, fall down, collapse.
- come forward To offer help or information, especially about a crime.
- come in To enter.
From the library
But it seems you have come back rich, my boy,” continued the tailor, looking askance at the handful of gold and silver which Dantès had thrown on the table.
Come, father” added Dantès, “put this money back in your box—unless neighbor Caderousse wants anything, and in that case it is at his service.”
“I might have stood there always if you had not come along,” he said; “so you have certainly saved my life.
“Come along,” said the Scarecrow heartily, and Dorothy added that she would be pleased to have his company.
Other matches
- come To move nearer to the point of perspective. A1
- come An exclamation to express annoyance. C2
- come Semen. C2
- come about To come to pass
- come across Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- come after To pursue or follow
- come along To accompany.
- come apart Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
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