{
    "term": "come",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "come",
            "heSheIt": "comes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "came",
        "pastParticiple": "come",
        "ingForm": "coming"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to move to or towards a person or place",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.come to do something",
            "labels": "North American English",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He left and said he was never coming back.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He came into the room and shut the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She comes to work by bus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My son is **coming home** soon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Come here**!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come and see us soon!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Here comes** Jo! *(= Jo is coming)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a storm coming."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're coming to stay for a week.",
                    "contextForm": "come to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He came towards me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope you can come to Australia to visit us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's looks as if there's a storm coming."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When is your son coming home?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to arrive at or reach a place",
            "sensetop": "come to…",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They continued until they came to a river.",
                    "contextForm": "come to…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She came to work wearing a very smart suit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They came as far as the gate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People came from all over the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your breakfast is coming soon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have any letters come for me?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Help came at last."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What time did you come (= to my house)?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People came from all over the world to settle here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me know if any more mail comes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He came to England by ship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you come late, the doctor may not be able to see you."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to arrive somewhere in order to do something or get something",
            "sensetop": "come for somethingcome about somethingcome to do somethingcome doing something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've come for my book.",
                    "contextForm": "come for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've come about my book.",
                    "contextForm": "come about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've come to get my book.",
                    "contextForm": "come to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He came looking for me.",
                    "contextForm": "come doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've come for those books you promised me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've come to see Mrs Cooper."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to move or travel, especially with somebody else, to a particular place or in order to be present at an event",
            "sensetop": "come to do somethingcome to somethingcome to something with somebodycome with somebodycome doing something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've only come for an hour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thanks for coming *(= to my house, party, etc.)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ten thousand people came to hear him speak.",
                    "contextForm": "come to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you coming to the lecture?",
                    "contextForm": "come to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you coming to the club with us tonight?",
                    "contextForm": "come to something with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come with me—I've got something to show you.",
                    "contextForm": "come with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why don't you come skating tonight?",
                    "contextForm": "come doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please come to my party on September 10th."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you coming to the theatre with us this evening?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sorry, I won't be able to come."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Despite all the publicity, not many people came."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you can't come to the meeting, let us know in advance."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to travel a particular distance",
            "sensetop": "+ noun",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We've come 50 miles this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has **come a long way** *(= made lot of progress)* in the last 5 years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's come all the way from Tokyo."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've come a long way and we're very tired."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How far have you come?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to move in a particular way or while doing something else",
            "sensetop": "come doing something + adv./prep.come doing something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A car came flying round the corner.",
                    "contextForm": "come doing something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A huge wave came crashing over the sea wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Questions came rushing into her head."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't expect me to **come running **every time you call.",
                    "contextForm": "come doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children came running into the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A crowd of men on horses carrying spears came charging down the road."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to happen",
            "sensetop": "come as something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The agreement came after several hours of negotiations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rains came too late to do any good."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spring came late this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**The time has come ***(= now is the moment)* to act."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His first goal came in the 81st minute."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His resignation **came as no surprise**.",
                    "contextForm": "come as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her death **came as a** terrible **shock** to us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More details of the event are **coming soon**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dusk came quickly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never thought the day would come when I'd feel sorry for him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The deadline came and went, but there was no reply from them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Business improved as Christmas came nearer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At last, the time came to leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When the moment actually came, I began to feel a little nervous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wanted to be buried beside her when the time came."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The time had come to let a younger person lead the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The high point of the concert came during the drum solo."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "used in questions to talk about how or why something happened",
            "sensetop": "come to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How did he come to break his leg?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do you come to be so late?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to have a particular position",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That comes a long way down my list of priorities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **came second** *(= received the second highest score)* in the exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His family **comes first** *(= is the most important thing in his life)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "used in many expressions to show that something has reached a particular state",
            "sensetop": "come to/into something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At last winter **came to an end**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **came to power** in 2019."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to **come to an agreement** on this issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When will they **come to a decision**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "our understanding of how the universe **came into existence**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The trees are coming into leaf."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "to be available or to exist in a particular way",
            "sensetop": "come in somethingcome with something+ adj.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This dress comes in black and red.",
                    "contextForm": "come in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new edition of the game comes with a whole range of upgrades.",
                    "contextForm": "come with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "New cars don't **come cheap** *(= they are expensive)*.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This luxury villa **comes complete with** its own private swimming pool."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "to become",
            "sensetop": "+ adj.come to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The handle came loose.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The buttons had come undone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everything will **come right** in the end."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Nigerian film industry, which came to be known as Nollywood",
                    "contextForm": "come to do something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "to reach a point where you realize, understand or believe something",
            "sensetop": "come to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In time she came to love him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had come to see the problem in a new light."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "to have an orgasm",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very clever, stupid, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to play the part of a particular type of person; to behave in a particular way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't come the innocent with me."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to ask somebody to repeat something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘She's an entomologist.’ ‘Come again?’ ‘An entomologist—she studies insects.’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to arrive and leave; to move freely",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They had a party next door—we heard people **coming and going** all night."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be present for a short time and then go away",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The pain in my leg comes and goes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be easy, natural, etc. for somebody to do",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Acting comes naturally to her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be unsuccessful; to have no successful result",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her plans didn't come to anything."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to introduce something extra that is connected with what has just been said",
            "labels": "(informal, especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't really trust him—or his wife, come to that."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "despite any problems or difficulties you may have",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He promised to support her come what may."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say you do not understand how something can happen and would like an explanation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘I think you owe me some money.’ ‘How come?’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not be important or successful",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They may well regret the decision **in years to come**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This will be a problem **for some time to come** *(= for a period of time in the future)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when it is a question of something",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When it comes to getting things done, he's useless."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "somebody’s ideas, beliefs, personality, etc. that makes them say what they have said",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I see where you're coming from *(= I understand what you mean)*."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kʌm/",
                "audio": "co/come/come__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kʌmz/",
                "audio": "co/come/comes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/keɪm/",
                "audio": "ca/come/came__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/come/coming__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kʌm/",
                "audio": "co/come/come__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kʌmz/",
                "audio": "co/come/comes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/keɪm/",
                "audio": "ca/come/came__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/come/coming__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English cuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen."
}