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comes

/kʌmz/
Meanings
  • Verb

    Arrives or comes into existence, view, or use.

    - "The train comes at 3:00 pm."
    - "New ideas come to mind during brainstorming sessions."
    - "The sun comes up every morning."
  • Verb

    Bring or cause to come (someone or something) to a particular place.

    - "Please come to the office at 10 am."
    - "Bring your books to the library."
    - "The doctor comes to check on patients."
Pronunciation
  1. /kʌmz/



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Antonyms

depart , exit , flee , go , leave , retreat , withdraw
Rhymes
Words rhyming with comes
combs , bombs , grooms
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. comes (English) : Verb meaning 'to arrive'

  2. combs (English) : Tool used for grooming hair

  3. comes (Latin) : Future tense of 'venire' meaning 'to come'

Variants
List of all variants of comes that leads to same result
came , came a cropper , came across , came again , came clean , came into , came into her own , came into his own , came into its own , came into my own , came into one's own , came into our own , came into their own , came into your own , came of age , came off it , came over , came to , came to grief , came to grips , came to grips with , came to herself , came to himself , came to itself , came to myself , came to pass , came to terms , came to terms with , came to themselves , came to yourself , came to yourselves , came upon , come , come a cropper , come across , come again , come clean , come into , come into her own , come into his own , come into its own , come into my own , come into one's own , come into our own , come into their own , come into your own , come of age , come off it , come over , come to , come to grief , come to grips with , come to herself , come to himself , come to itself , come to myself , come to oneself , come to pass , come to terms , come to terms with , come to themselves , come to yourself , come to yourselves , come upon , comes , comes a cropper , comes across , comes again , comes clean , comes into , comes into her own , comes into his own , comes into its own , comes into one's own , comes into their own , comes of age , comes off it , comes over , comes to , comes to grief , comes to grips , comes to grips with , comes to herself , comes to himself , comes to itself , comes to pass , comes to terms , comes to terms with , comes upon , coming , coming a cropper , coming across , coming again , coming clean , coming into , coming into her own , coming into his own , coming into its own , coming into my own , coming into one's own , coming into our own , coming into their own , coming into your own , coming of age , coming off it , coming over , coming to , coming to grief , coming to grips , coming to grips with , coming to herself , coming to himself , coming to itself , coming to myself , coming to pass , coming to terms , coming to terms with , coming to themselves , coming to yourself , coming to yourselves , coming upon , cum , cumming , cums , to come , cross that bridge when one comes to it , if it comes to that , if (the) worse comes to (the) worst , if the worse comes to the worst , if worse comes to worst , if (the) worst comes to (the) worst , if the worst comes to the worst , if worst comes to worst , if worse comes to worse , nothing comes of , someone's ship comes in , waiting for her ship to come in , someone's wish comes true
Forms
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comes, came, come, Comings: plural form of the noun.

Etymology
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Old English 'cuman' from Proto-Germanic 'koman' meaning 'to go, come'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'comes' is the third person singular form of the English verb 'to come'.

  2. In mathematics, the term 'come and go principle' is used to describe a sequence of events that repeatedly occur.

Related Concepts
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  1. Arrival: The act or instance of coming or arriving at a place.

  2. Departure: The act of leaving a place or going away.

Culture
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In literature, 'comes' has been used to denote the arrival of characters, events, or ideas. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', the three witches famously proclaim, 'Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.', signaling their impending presence.

How to Memorize "comes"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a train arriving at a station or a person walking towards you.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of something arriving or coming.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'C' for 'Comes' and 'Arrives', 'C' for 'Comes' and 'Brings'.

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