comes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
    semen; ejaculate; seminal fluid; seed; cum; come.
  2. verb move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
    come; come up.
    • He came singing down the road
    • Come with me to the Casbah
    • come down here!
    • come out of the closet!
    • come into the room
  3. verb reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    arrive; come; get.
    • She arrived home at 7 o'clock
    • She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
  4. verb come to pass; arrive, as in due course
    come.
    • The first success came three days later
    • It came as a shock
    • Dawn comes early in June
  5. verb reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
    come.
    • 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
  6. verb to be the product or result
    follow; come.
    • Melons come from a vine
    • Understanding comes from experience
  7. verb be found or available; The furniture comes unassembled"
    come.
    • These shoes come in three colors
  8. verb come forth
    come; issue forth.
    • A scream came from the woman's mouth
    • His breath came hard
  9. verb be a native of
    come; hail.
    • She hails from Kalamazoo
  10. verb extend or reach
    come.
    • The water came up to my waist
    • The sleeves come to your knuckles
  11. verb exist or occur in a certain point in a series
    come.
    • Next came the student from France
  12. verb cover a certain distance
    come.
    • She came a long way
  13. verb come under, be classified or included
    come; fall.
    • fall into a category
    • This comes under a new heading
  14. verb happen as a result
    come.
    • Nothing good will come of this
  15. verb add up in number or quantity
    amount; total; come; number; add up.
    • The bills amounted to $2,000
    • The bill came to $2,000
  16. verb develop into
    amount; come; add up.
    • This idea will never amount to anything
    • nothing came of his grandiose plans
  17. verb be received
    come; come in.
    • News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
  18. verb come to one's mind; suggest itself
    come; occur.
    • It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
    • A great idea then came to her
  19. verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
    derive; come; descend.
    • She was descended from an old Italian noble family
    • he comes from humble origins
  20. verb proceed or get along
    fare; do; make out; come; get along.
    • How is she doing in her new job?
    • How are you making out in graduate school?
    • He's come a long way
  21. verb experience orgasm
    come.
    • she could not come because she was too upset
  22. verb have a certain priority
    come.
    • My family comes first

WordNet


Co"mes noun
Etymology
L., a companion.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.

Webster 1913