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come for

come for verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, for.

Verb

come for (third-person singular simple present comes for, present participle coming for, simple past came for, past participle come for)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, for.
    • Dr. Chakwas: Shepard? You... you came for us.
      Shepard: No one gets left behind.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Collector Base
  2. (transitive) To search for someone with the intent to apprehend or cause harm.
    • You should hide. The police are coming for you.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To target someone for competition or attack.
    • You and your whole company had better watch out, because we're coming for you.

Forms of come for

third-person singular presentcomes for
present participlecoming for
pastcame for
past participlecome for

Questions about come for

What does come for mean?
Come for means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, for.
What part of speech is come for?
Come for is a verb.
What is the past tense of come for?
The past tense of come for is came for.

Words near come for in the dictionary

  1. come down with
  2. come down with one's dust
  3. come down with the dust
  4. come ed
  5. come first
  6. come for
  7. come forth
  8. come forward
  9. come from
  10. come from a Cracker Jack box
  11. come from a good place

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