come

come
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. arrive, reach; approach, move toward, near; befall, happen, occur. See arrival, occurrence. Ant., leave, depart.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To move toward]
Syn. approach, close in, advance, draw near; see approach 2 .
2. [To arrive]
Syn. appear, appear at, reach, attain; see arrive 1 .
3. [To be available]
Syn. appear, be offered, be at one's disposal, be ready, be obtainable, be produced, show up, turn up, be procurable, appear on the market; see also appear 1 , 3 .
4. [To reach]
Syn. extend, expand, spread; see reach 1 , stretch 3 .
5. [To become]
Syn. evolve, develop, get, proceed; see become 1 , grow 2 .
6. [To be derived]
Syn. issue, emanate, arise, originate; see appear 1 , arise 3 , begin 2 .
7. [To happen]
Syn. occur, take place, befall; see happen 2 .
8. [*To have an orgasm]
Syn. climax, achieve orgasm, reach sexual fulfillment, ejaculate.
• how come?*,
Syn. for what reason? how so? what is the cause of that* what is the reason for that?; see why .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. approach near, draw near, close in, move toward, advance.
2. show up show, appear, make an appearance, arrive, pop in, roll in, turn up, *blow in, drop in, materialize, check in.
3. take place occur, arrive, happen, fall, arise, ensue, transpire, come to pass.
ANT.: 1. go, leave, depart
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion. Also used with along: advance, get along, march1, move, proceed, progress. See APPROACH. 2. To take place at a set time: fall, occur. See HAPPEN. 3. To take place: befall, betide, come about, come off, develop, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire. Idiom: come to pass. See HAPPEN. 4. To happen to one: befall, betide. See HAPPEN. 5. To have as a source: arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring. See START. 6. To have as one's home or place of origin: hail2, originate. See START. 7. To come to be: become, getygrow, turn (out), wax. See CHANGE.

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