come  /kʌm/
1. the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
synset: semen, seed, seminal_fluid, ejaculate, cum, come
1. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
2. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
antonym: leave, go_forth, go_away
3. come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
synset: come
4. reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; "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"
synset: come
5. to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
6. be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
synset: come
7. come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"
synset: issue_forth, come
8. be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
9. extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
synset: come
10. exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
synset: come
11. cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
synset: come
12. come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
13. happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
synset: come
14. add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
synset: total, number, add_up, come, amount
15. develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
16. be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
17. come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
18. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
19. proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
synset: do, fare, make_out, come, get_along
20. experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
synset: come
21. have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
synset: come
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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