come over phrasal verb ( see also ↑ come )
1 .
a) if someone comes over, they visit you at your house:
Do you want to come over on Friday evening?
b) if someone comes over, they come to the country where you are
come over to/from
When did your family first come over to America?
2 . come over somebody if a strong feeling comes over you, you suddenly experience it:
A wave of sleepiness came over me.
I’m sorry about that – I don’t know what came over me (=I do not know why I behaved in that way) .
3 . if an idea comes over well, people can understand it easily:
I thought that the points he was making came over quite clearly.
4 . if someone comes over in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities SYN come across :
He didn’t come over very well (=seem to have good qualities) in the interview.
come over as
She comes over as a very efficient businesswoman.
5 . come over (all) shy/nervous etc informal to suddenly become very shy, nervous etc