came over
Stopped by unexpectedly
Came over describes movement toward the speaker or a referenced location: She came over to my place last night.
It also captures a sudden feeling or change that takes hold of someone: A wave of exhaustion came over me, I don't know what came over him.
In British usage, to come over a certain way is to seem or appear: He came over as rather arrogant.
- showed upArrived at location
- appearedBecame visible or present
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- popped inVisited briefly, unannounced
- dropped inArrived without prior arrangement
engulfed · overtaken · took hold · overwhelmed · gripped · drop by · visited · sensation · consumed · strange feeling · stop by · paid a visit · wave · struck · experienced · felt · traveled · neighbor