come

Approach this way

Come is among the most common verbs in English, indicating movement toward the speaker or a destination: Come here.

She came to the party.

Come conveys arrival, occurrence, or result: Spring has come.

It came as a surprise.

Come what may.

The word appears in countless expressions: come and go, come to terms, come of age, come clean.

In vulgar slang, come means to have an orgasm: She came twice.

As a noun (often spelled cum), it means semen or orgasm: There was come on the sheets.

result

ensue

Happen afterward

happen · transpire · arise · develop · unfold · materialize · emerge · proceed · issue · stem

origin

originate

To come into existence

arise · emerge · issue · descend · trace · roots · heritage · source · birthplace · native

approach

near

Short distance away

encroach · nigh · proceed · press-on · imminent · impending · oncoming · forthcoming

summons

invitation

Request to attend

invite · bid · request · hail · signal · gesture · motion · usher · convene · rally

arrival

advent

Notable arrival or emergence

entrance · entry · ingress · landing · threshold · doorstep · here · present · reached · attained

return

homecoming

Returning to one's origin

back · revisit · rejoin · restore · recurrence · resurgence · revival · renewal · boomerang · retrace

availability

available

Ready to be used

stocked · supplied · provided · obtainable · purchasable · released · marketed · distributed · sizes · colors

Categories
Opposites
direction of movement relative to speaker/reference point

comego

Move from here

leave · depart · withdraw · go away · exit

arrival vs. departure

comego

Move from here

leave · depart · exit · disappear · vanish

presence vs. absence (stative)

comestay

Remain in position

remain · stay away · abide · stay put · linger

Phrases
Family

welcome, become, coming, income, overcome, becoming, outcome, welcoming, welcomed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G