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Verb

come (third-person singular simple present comes, present participle coming, simple past came or (dialectal) come, past participle come or (dialectal) came or comen)

1. (intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective.
   • She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes the wrong way […]
   1. (intransitive) To move toward the speaker.
      • I called the dog, but she wouldn't come.
   2. (intransitive) To move toward the listener.
      • Hold on, I'll come in a second.
   3. (intransitive) To move toward the object that is the focus of the sentence.
      • No-one can find Bertie Wooster when his aunts come to visit.
   4. (intransitive) To move toward the agent or subject of the main clause.
      • King Cnut couldn't stop the tide coming.
   5. (intransitive) To move toward an unstated agent.
      • The butler should come when called.

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