come

UK /kʌm/ US /kʌm/
verb 5noun 4intj 2prep 1

Definitions

verb

1

To move nearer to the point of perspective.

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

Look, who comes yonder?

2

To move nearer to the point of perspective.

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

Stop dawdling and come here!

3

To move nearer to the point of perspective.

Hold on, I'll come in a second.

You should ask the doctor to come to your house.

4

To move nearer to the point of perspective.

No-one can find Bertie Wooster when his aunts come to visit.

Hundreds of thousands of people come to Disneyland every year.

5

To move nearer to the point of perspective.

King Cnut couldn't stop the tide coming.

He threw the boomerang, which came right back to him.

noun

1

Coming, arrival; approach.

“If we count three before the come of thee, thwacked thou art, and must go to the women.”

2

Semen

When a man uses a condom during sex, he takes all of his come with him, preventing her from getting pregnant.

3

Female ejaculatory discharge.

prep

1

Used to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs.

Leave it to settle for about three months and, come Christmas time, you'll have a delicious concoction to offer your guests.

Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.

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