came

Made the trip

Came is the past tense of come—arrived, occurred, or reached a destination: He came late to the meeting.

The package came yesterday.

Success came after years of effort.

In vulgar slang, came means had an orgasm: I came so hard.

She came twice.

origin

descended

Moved downward

emerged · arose · sprung · issued · resulted · followed · developed · evolved · grew · hailed

movement

approached

Moved toward something

strode · marched · traveled · journeyed · trekked · wandered · roamed · ambled · sauntered · strolled

sequence

followed

Came behind another

preceded · next · after · then · subsequently · thereafter · eventual · finally · ultimately · lastly

arrived

arrival

Act of reaching destination

reunion · visitor · guest · appearance · entrance · presence · attendance · debut · advent · landing

realization

dawned

Began to grow light

realized · understood · grasped · recognized · clicked · registered · awakened · enlightened · epiphany · clarity

Categories
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direction of movement

camewent

Past tense of travel

departed · left · went away · exited · retreated

presence/absence transition

cameleft

Departed or portside

departed · exited · vacated · disappeared · vanished

origin of movement

camewent

Past tense of travel

gone · proceeded · advanced · continued

Phrases
Family

campaign, camera, campsite, cameo, campaigner, cameraman, cameos, cameramen, camerawork

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