Open English Wordnet
Nouns
Verbs
(v)come, come upmove 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” (v)arrive, get, comereach a destination; arrive by movement or progress“She arrived home at 7 o'clock”,
“She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight” (v)comecome to pass; arrive, as in due course“The first success came three days later”,
“It came as a shock”,
“Dawn comes early in June” (v)comereach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position“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” (v)come, followto be the product or result“Melons come from a vine”,
“Understanding comes from experience” (v)comebe found or available“These shoes come in three colors”,
“The furniture comes unassembled” (v)issue forth, comecome forth“A scream came from the woman's mouth”,
“His breath came hard” (v)hail, comebe a native of“She hails from Kalamazoo” (v)comeextend or reach“The water came up to my waist”,
“The sleeves come to your knuckles” (v)comeexist or occur in a certain point in a series“Next came the student from France” (v)comecover a certain distance“She came a long way” (v)fall, comecome under, be classified or included“fall into a category”,
“This comes under a new heading” (v)comehappen as a result“Nothing good will come of this” (v)come, add up, amountto measure up to in kind or quality“This idea will never amount to anything”,
“nothing came of his grandiose plans” (v)come, come inbe received“News came in of the massacre in Rwanda” (v)occur, comecome to one's mind; suggest itself“It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary”,
“A great idea then came to her” (v)derive, come, descendcome from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example“She was descended from an old Italian noble family”,
“he comes from humble origins” (v)do, fare, make out, come, get alongproceed 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” (v)comeexperience orgasm“she could not come because she was too upset” (v)comehave a certain priority“My family comes first”