■ verb ( past came ; past participle ~ )
1》 move or travel towards or into a place near or familiar to the speaker.
↘arrive.
↘join in a specified activity: do you want to ~ fishing?
2》 occur; happen.
3》 occupy or achieve a specified position or placing: she came second.
↘reach or extend to a specified point.
↘( ~ along/on ) make progress; develop.
↘[as adjective coming ] likely to be important or successful in the future: a coming man.
↘said to correct, reassure, or urge on someone.
4》 pass into a specified state, especially one of separation: his shirt had ~ undone.
↘( ~ to/into ) reach or be brought to (a specified situation).
↘( ~ across or chiefly Brit. over or US off ) give a specified impression.
5》 be sold or available in a specified form: the shirt ~s in three sizes.
6》 informal have an orgasm.
■ preposition informal when a specified time is reached or event happens.
■ noun informal semen ejaculated at an orgasm.
Phrases
~ again? informal could you repeat or explain that?
~ off it informal said when vigorously expressing disbelief.
~ the —— informal behave like: don't ~ the innocent with me.
~ to nothing have no significant or successful result.
~ to pass literary happen.
~ to that Brit. informal in fact.
~ what may no matter what happens.
have it coming ( to one ) informal be due for retribution.
how ~? informal said when asking how or why something happened.
to ~ in the future.
Phrasal verbs
~ about
1》 take place.
2》 (of a ship) change direction.
~ across
1》 meet or find by chance.
2》 informal provide what is wanted.
~ around see ~ round.
~ at launch oneself at; attack.
~ away be left with a specified feeling or result.
~ back respond, especially vigorously.
~ before be dealt with by (a judge or court).
~ by manage to acquire.
~ down on
1》 criticize or punish harshly.
2》 reach a decision in favour of (one side or another).
~ down to be dependent on (a factor).
~ for launch oneself at in order to attack.
~ forward volunteer for a task or to give evidence.
~ from have as a source or birthplace.
~ in
1》 have a useful role or function.
2》 (of money) be earned or received regularly.
3》 join others in an enterprise.
4》 (of the tide) rise.
~ in for receive (a reaction), typically a negative one.
~ into inherit (money or property).
~ of
1》 result from.
2》 be descended from.
~ off
1》 be accomplished; succeed.
↘fare in a specified way: he always came off worse in an argument.
2》 Brit. informal have an orgasm.
~ on
1》 (of a state or condition) start to arrive or happen.
2》 (also ~ upon ) meet or find by chance.
3》 said to encourage or correct someone.
~ on to informal make sexual advances towards.
~ out
1》 (of a fact) be~ known.
↘happen as a result.
↘(of a photograph) be produced satisfactorily or in a specified way.
↘(of the result of a calculation or measurement) emerge at a specified figure.
2》 (of a book or other work) be released or published.
3》 declare oneself as being for or against something.
4》 achieve a specified placing in an examination or contest.
↘acquit oneself in a specified way.
5》 (of a stain) be removed or able to be removed.
6》 Brit. go on strike.
7》 informal openly declare that one is homosexual.
8》 Brit. dated (of a young upper-class woman) make one's debut in society.
~ out in Brit. (of the skin) break out in (spots or a similar condition).
~ out with say in a sudden or rude way.
~ over
1》 (of a feeling) begin to affect.
↘ Brit. informal suddenly start to feel a specified way.
2》 change to another side or point of view.
~ round chiefly Brit. ( chiefly US also ~ around )
1》 recover consciousness.
2》 be converted to another person's opinion.
3》 (of a date or regular occurrence) recur.
~ through
1》 succeed in surviving or dealing with.
2》 (of a message) be sent and received.
↘(of an official decree) be processed and notified.
~ to
1》 recover consciousness.
2》 (of an expense) reach in total.
3》 (of a ship) ~ to a stop.
~ under
1》 be classified as or among.
2》 be subject to.
~ up (of a situation or problem) occur, especially unexpectedly.
↘(of a time or event) draw near.
~ up against be faced with or opposed by.
~ up with produce (something), especially when pressured or challenged.
~ upon
1》 attack by surprise.
2》 see ~ on (sense 2).
Origin
OE cuman , of Gmc origin.
Usage
The use of ~ followed by and , as in ~ and see for yourself , dates back to Old English, but is seen by some as incorrect or only suitable for informal English: for more details see usage at and .