comes

comes · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present of "come"; moves or travels toward the speaker or a specified place.

  2. 2.

    Arrives or reaches a place or position.

  3. 3.

    Occurs or happens.

  4. 4.

    Becomes; reaches a particular state.

Phrases & expressions

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    what comes around goes around — actions have consequences
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    first come, first served — priority given to those who arrive first
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    when push comes to shove — when a situation becomes critical
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    it comes down to — the essential point is
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    easy come, easy go — what is easily gained is easily lost

Related words

Antonyms: departs, goes, leaves
See also: approach, arrive, come, go
Synonyms: approaches, arrives, reaches

Etymology

From Old English cuman ("to come, approach, arrive"), from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- ("to go, come"). One of the most fundamental verbs in English, with cognates in most Germanic languages.