COME - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Example: He came singing down the road; Come with me to the Casbah; come down here!; come out of the closet!; come into the room
Categories: Travel, Go, Move, Locomote
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
come to pass; arrive, as in due course
Example: The first success came three days later; It came as a shock; Dawn comes early in June
Categories: Happen, Hap, Go on, Pass off, Occur, Pass, Fall out, Come about, Take place
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
Example: 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
Categories: Change
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
to be the product or result
Example: Melons come from a vine; Understanding comes from experience
Categories: Originate, Arise, Rise, Develop, Uprise, Spring up, Grow
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Verb
be found or available; The furniture comes unassembled"
Example: These shoes come in three colors
Categories: Exist, Be
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Verb
extend or reach
Example: The water came up to my waist; The sleeves come to your knuckles
Categories: Run, Go, Pass, Lead, Extend
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Verb
exist or occur in a certain point in a series
Example: Next came the student from France
Categories: Be
Meaning 8
Part of speech: Verb
cover a certain distance
Example: She came a long way
Categories: Travel, Go, Move, Locomote
Meaning 9
Part of speech: Verb
happen as a result
Example: Nothing good will come of this
Categories: Result, Ensue
Meaning 10
Part of speech: Verb
develop into
Example: This idea will never amount to anything; nothing came of his grandiose plans
Categories: Become, Turn
Meaning 11
Part of speech: Verb
be received
Example: News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
Categories: Arrive, Get, Come
Meaning 12
Part of speech: Verb
have a certain priority
Example: My family comes first
Categories: Rank
Synonyms
Come up, Semen, Do, Issue forth, Occur
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "come" comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-. It started in Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Then it appeared in Proto-West Germanic *kweman. Later, people used it in Old English cuman. After that, it was Middle English comen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: cum
- Saterland Frisian: kuume
- West Frisian: komme
- Low German: kamen
- Dutch: komen
- German: kommen
- Danish: komme
- Swedish: komma
- Icelandic: koma
- Avestan: 𐬘𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌
🔗 Related Words
basis – A related word in the same word family.
comma – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!