I. phrasal
1. : to play or practice (something) upon a person by way of deceiving or taking advantage of him
don't come the old soldier over me
2. : to take advantage of : overreach , trick
you'll not come over me with your innocent looks
3. : to take possession of : overtake
quiet comes over the market at twilight
— often used of an emotion, idea, or state of mind
what's come over you; you're acting so strangely
II. intransitive verb
Etymology: come (I)
1.
a. : to change from one side (as of a controversy) to the other
b. of a product of distillation : to rise and pass over from the heated vessel to a collecting system
when the temperature reaches 300°, some of the heavier fractions begin to come over
c. : to visit casually : drop in
come over when you're through sweeping
2. Britain : to experience an indicated feeling or condition : become
the sky came over dark as a cloud passed before the moon
she came over queer and gasped for breath