Base verb
Phrasal verbs with come
The verb come combines with 25 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
25 phrasal verbs · 64 meanings
come about
2 senses- Happen, especially in an unplanned way
- Of a ship, change tack to the opposite side
come across
3 senses- Find or meet someone or something by chance
- Give a particular impression to others
- Be expressed clearly enough for people to notice or understand
come after
2 senses- Be later than something in time or order
- Chase someone, or try to punish them
come along
3 senses- Make progress or develop
- Accompany someone to a place
- Arrive or appear, often by chance
come apart
1 sense- Break into pieces or stop holding together
come around
4 senses- Visit someone at their home
- Regain consciousness after fainting or anaesthesia
- Eventually agree to or accept an idea
come at
1 sense- Approach a problem or idea in a particular way
come away
1 sense- Leave a place with a particular feeling or impression
come back
3 senses- Return to a place
- Become popular or fashionable again
- Be remembered after being forgotten
come by
2 senses- Pay a brief visit to someone
- Get or find something, often when it is difficult
come down
5 senses- Drop from a high level it has been at
- Have been passed down from earlier generations
- Decide in favour of one side after consideration
come forth
1 sense- Step forward into view, especially to be seen or heard
come forward
1 sense- Volunteer information or help, especially to authorities
come in
6 senses- Enter a room or building
- Arrive at a destination
- Become available, fashionable or in season
come into
1 sense- Enter the place where someone is
come off
5 senses- Become detached from something
- Happen successfully as planned
- Stop taking a medicine or substance
come on
6 senses- Used to encourage, hurry or challenge someone
- Begin to develop, especially an illness or weather
- Start working or be turned on
come out
1 sense- Be revealed publicly
come over
4 senses- Visit someone's house or place
- Be felt by someone suddenly
- Give a particular impression
come round
3 senses- Visit someone briefly at their home
- Eventually accept a different point of view
- Regain consciousness after fainting or anaesthesia
come through
3 senses- Survive a difficult or dangerous experience
- Do what was expected or hoped for
- Arrive at its destination, especially a message, call, or delivery
come together
2 senses- Combine or be assembled to form something whole
- Unite to help or achieve a shared goal
come under
1 sense- Be subjected to a particular force or scrutiny
come up
2 senses- Arise as a topic or event
- Create an idea or plan, or find an answer
come with
1 sense- Be included as part of something you get
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