Come - English meaning

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

verb

Come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause.

Usage examples:

Smoke appeared on the horizon

verb

To become noticeable or to be present

Usage examples:

At this point the ferry boat suddenly appeared., her picture appeared on the front page of the news…

verb

To start to be seen or to be present

Usage examples:

He suddenly appeared in the doorway., we'd been in the house a month when dark stains started appea…

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Usage examples:

The train approached the main line

noun

A way of dealing with a situation or problem.

Usage examples:

We need a whole new approach to the job

verb

Move towards

verb

(of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent.

Usage examples:

New difficulties had arisen

verb

To come into existence or begin to be noticed; happen

Usage examples:

Problems arise when kids leave school., when the opportunity arose, he decided to take it., we aros…

verb

To start to happen or exist

Usage examples:

Opportunity arise if the opportunity arises, i'd love to go to china., problems arise when the paym…

verb

Reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.

Usage examples:

We arrived at his house and knocked at the door

verb

To come to a place, esp. after traveling

Usage examples:

What time is their plane scheduled to arrive?, sausages suddenly arrived on our table., when they s…

verb

To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey

Usage examples:

What time will your train arrive?, it was dark by the time we arrived at the station., we arrived i…

idiom

To be exactly suitable for someone or something

Usage examples:

Be made for each other paul and ann were made for each other., this wallpaper's just made for my be…

verb

(especially of something bad) happen to (someone).

Usage examples:

A tragedy befell his daughter

verb

(of something bad) to happen to a person or place

Usage examples:

Many natural disasters have befallen that region.

verb

If something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you

Usage examples:

Should any harm befall me on my journey, you may open this letter.

verb

Happen.

Usage examples:

I waited with beating heart, not knowing what would betide

verb

To happen (to someone)

phrasal verb

Break or cause to break into pieces

phrasal verb

(of a telephone conversation) to become impossible to understand because the connection is not strong enough

Usage examples:

He was on the subway when he called and started to break up before i could answer., the company has…

phrasal verb

To divide, or to divide something, into smaller parts

Usage examples:

The company has been broken up and sold off., manufacturing ceased at the factory when the original…

noun

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.

Usage examples:

She was nearing the climax of her speech

verb

Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.

Usage examples:

The day climaxed with a gala concert

noun

The most important or exciting part in the development of a story or situation, which usually happens near the end

Usage examples:

The novel built to a shattering climax, leaving me breathless., a late season hurricane on october …

verb

(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

Usage examples:

The roof collapsed on top of me

noun

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.

Usage examples:

The collapse of a railway bridge

verb

Break down, literally or metaphorically

idiom

To happen

Usage examples:

It came to pass that their love for each other grew and grew.

phrasal verb

Appear suddenly or unexpectedly

phrasal verb

To happen or appear unexpectedly

Usage examples:

Her name keeps cropping up in their conversations.

verb

Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Usage examples:

The plaster started to crumble

noun

A mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit.

Usage examples:

Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb

verb

To break into small pieces

Usage examples:

[ i ] that old wall is starting to crumble.

preposition

Combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function).

Usage examples:

A study-cum-bedroom

verb

Have an orgasm.

noun

Semen ejaculated by a man at an orgasm.

verb

Break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.

Usage examples:

Our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet

verb

To become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces

Usage examples:

The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the earth’s atmosphere.

verb

To become much worse

Usage examples:

Disintegrate into the situation disintegrated into chaos.

verb

(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Usage examples:

Glucose dissolves easily in water

noun

An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another.

Usage examples:

The alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves

verb

To be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid, or of a liquid to absorb a solid

Usage examples:

[ t ] dissolve two teaspoons of yeast in warm water., [ t ] they decided to dissolve the partnership.

verb

Happen or occur afterwards or as a result.

Usage examples:

The difficulties which ensued from their commitment to cuba

verb

To happen after something else, esp. as a result of it

Usage examples:

Chaos ensued when 60 charter schools run by one company were all suddenly closed., after his outbur…

verb

To happen after something else, especially as a result of it

Usage examples:

The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued.

verb

Occur as a result.

Usage examples:

You never know what might eventuate

verb

To happen, or lead to something happening

Usage examples:

They are taking precautions against a possibility that may never eventuate., a chain of events coul…

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

verb

Make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.

Usage examples:

He forged a great suit of black armour

noun

A blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.

Usage examples:

Culm was the material most widely used in the forges by blacksmiths and large quantities of the sub…

verb

Move forward gradually or steadily.

Usage examples:

He forged through the crowded streets

verb

Take place; occur.

Usage examples:

Two hours had passed and still nothing had happened

adverb

Perhaps; maybe.

Usage examples:

Happen i'll go back just for a while

verb

(of a situation or event) to come into existence; occur

Usage examples:

If you want to know what is happening in the world, you have to read the newspapers., no one knows …

verb

Become actual fact; happen.

Usage examples:

The forecast rate of increase did not materialize

verb

(of ideas and wishes) to become real or true

Usage examples:

Her hopes of owning her own restaurant never materialized., they listened to the footsteps, then wa…

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Usage examples:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition

At or to a short distance away from (a place).

Usage examples:

The car park near the sawmill

adjective

Located a short distance away.

Usage examples:

A large house in the near distance

verb

Happen; take place.

Usage examples:

The accident occurred at about 3.30 p.m.

verb

(esp. of unexpected events) to happen

Usage examples:

The incident occurred shortly after the plane took off., the condition occurs primarily in older ad…

noun

The climax of sexual excitement, characterized by intensely pleasurable feelings centred in the genitals and (in men) experienced as an accompaniment to ejaculation.

Usage examples:

She managed to achieve an orgasm

verb

Have an orgasm.

Usage examples:

She orgasms like this and settles back down again laying on top of my chest.

verb

Begin a course of action.

Usage examples:

The consortium could proceed with the plan

verb

To start or continue an action or process

Usage examples:

The building project is proceeding smoothly., you should ask a lawyer for advice on how to proceed.…

verb

To continue as planned

Usage examples:

The merger is proceeding according to schedule and should be complete by july., proceed with sth it…

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

noun

A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece.

Usage examples:

A splinter of ice

verb

Break or cause to break into small sharp fragments.

Usage examples:

The soap box splintered

noun

A small, sharp, piece of wood, glass, or similar material that has broken off a larger piece

Usage examples:

She tried to ignore the splinter in her foot., the old tree cracked and splintered as it fell.

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

Usage examples:

Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.

noun

The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Usage examples:

The earth's surface

adjective

Relating to or found on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

Surface layers

verb

Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground.

Usage examples:

He surfaced from his dive

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

noun

A hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully.

Usage examples:

There was a tear in her dress

verb

(of the eye) produce tears.

Usage examples:

The freezing wind made her eyes tear

verb

(of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed.

Usage examples:

It transpired that millions of dollars of debt had been hidden in a complex web of transactions

verb

To happen

Usage examples:

A lot has transpired since we last spoke.