English to English noun
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the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | source: wordnet30 source: webster1913 verb
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody | Example:
• He came singing down the road • Come with me to the Casbah • come down here! • come out of the closet! • come into the room
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress | Example:
• She arrived home at 7 o'clock • She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
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come to pass; arrive, as in due course | Example:
• The first success came three days later • It came as a shock • Dawn comes early in June
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reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position | Example:
• 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
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to be the product or result | Example:
• Melons come from a vine • Understanding comes from experience
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• These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled
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• A scream came from the woman's mouth • His breath came hard
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• She hails from Kalamazoo
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• The water came up to my waist • The sleeves come to your knuckles
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exist or occur in a certain point in a series | Example:
• Next came the student from France
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cover a certain distance | Example:
• She came a long way
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come under, be classified or included | Example:
• fall into a category • This comes under a new heading
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• Nothing good will come of this
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add up in number or quantity | Example:
• The bills amounted to $2,000 • The bill came to $2,000
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• This idea will never amount to anything • nothing came of his grandiose plans
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• News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
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come to one's mind; suggest itself | Example:
• It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary • A great idea then came to her
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come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | Example:
• She was descended from an old Italian noble family • he comes from humble origins
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• How is she doing in her new job? • How are you making out in graduate school? • He's come a long way
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• she could not come because she was too upset
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have a certain priority | Example:
• My family comes first
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To move hitherward; to draw near; to approach the speaker, or some place or person indicated; -- opposed to go. | source: webster1913
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To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any tricks here. | source: webster1913
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