come
v 1: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach
something or somebody; "He came singing down the road";
"Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come
out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: {come up}]
[ant: {go}]
2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or by making
progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "He got into
college"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
[syn: {arrive}, {get}] [ant: {leave}]
3: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success
came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes
early in June"
4: reach a state, relation, or condition; "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"
5: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
"Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {follow}]
6: enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He
came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came
untied"; "I came to see his point of view"; "her face
went red with anger"; "The knot came loose"; "Your wish
will come true"
7: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His
breath came hard" [syn: {issue forth}]
8: be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors;
The furniture comes unassembled"
9: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: {hail}]
10: come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
[syn: {derive}]
11: extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The
sleeves come to your knuckles"
12: exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came
the student from France"
13: cover a certain distance: "She came a long way"
14: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything";
"nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: {add up}, {amount}]
15: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a
category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: {fall}]
16: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that
we shold hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came
to her" [syn: {occur}]
17: happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
18: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for
example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble
family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: {derive}, {descend}]
19: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to
$2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number},
{add up}, {amount}]
20: be received, as of news on the radio or television; "News
came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn: {come in}]
21: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"
"How are you making out in graduate school?" "He's come a
long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {make out}, {get along}]
22: experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too
upset"
23: have a certain priority; "My family comes first"