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camest

camest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of come.

Meaning of come

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.

See all 31 meanings of come

Forms of camest

alternative formcam'st

Origin of camest

From came + -est.

Phrases with camest

Questions about camest

What is camest the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
Camest is the second-person singular simple past indicative of come.

Words near camest in the dictionary

  1. Camerton
  2. cameræ
  3. cames
  4. camese
  5. cameses
  6. camest
  7. camest from
  8. Camestres
  9. Camestros
  10. cameth
  11. Camey

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