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Words with a similar base: come, come_in, come_up

'come'

[semen.n.01] as in: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

'come'

[come.v.01] as in: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

Examples:
He came singing down the road
Come with me to the Casbah
come down here!
come out of the closet!
come into the room

'come'

[arrive.v.01] as in: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

Examples:
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight

'come'

[come.v.03] as in: come to pass; arrive, as in due course

Examples:
The first success came three days later
It came as a shock
Dawn comes early in June

'come'

[come.v.04] as in: reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position

Examples:
The water came to a boil
We came to understand the true meaning of life
Their anger came to a boil
I came to realize the true meaning of life
The shoes came untied
come into contact with a terrorist group
his face went red
your wish will come true

'come'

[come.v.05] as in: to be the product or result

Examples:
Melons come from a vine
Understanding comes from experience

'come'

[come.v.06] as in: be found or available

Examples:
These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled

'come'

[issue_forth.v.01] as in: come forth

Examples:
A scream came from the woman's mouth
His breath came hard

'come'

[hail.v.02] as in: be a native of

Examples:
She hails from Kalamazoo

'come'

[come.v.09] as in: extend or reach

Examples:
The water came up to my waist
The sleeves come to your knuckles

'come'

[come.v.10] as in: exist or occur in a certain point in a series

Examples:
Next came the student from France

'come'

[come.v.11] as in: cover a certain distance

Examples:
She came a long way

'come'

[fall.v.04] as in: come under, be classified or included

Examples:
fall into a category
This comes under a new heading

'come'

[come.v.13] as in: happen as a result

Examples:
Nothing good will come of this

'come'

[total.v.01] as in: add up in number or quantity

Examples:
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000

'come'

[come.v.15] as in: develop into

Examples:
This idea will never amount to anything
nothing came of his grandiose plans

'come'

[come.v.16] as in: be received

Examples:
News came in of the massacre in Rwanda

'come'

[occur.v.02] as in: come to one's mind; suggest itself

Examples:
It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
A great idea then came to her

'come'

[derive.v.05] as in: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Examples:
She was descended from an old Italian noble family
he comes from humble origins

'come'

[do.v.04] as in: proceed or get along

Examples:
How is she doing in her new job?
How are you making out in graduate school?
He's come a long way

'come'

[come.v.20] as in: experience orgasm

Examples:
she could not come because she was too upset

'come'

[come.v.21] as in: have a certain priority

Examples:
My family comes first

Origins

					come (English)
└── comen (Middle English (1100-1500))