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comes at

comes at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come at.

Meaning of come at

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To come to; to attend.
  2. (obsolete) To enter into sexual relations with; to come on to (someone).
  3. To get to, especially with effort or difficulty.
    • His precise meaning was not easy to come at.
  4. To attack (someone); to harass (someone); to challenge (someone) to a fight.
    • As I backed away, he came at me with a knife.
  5. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, transitive) To accept (a situation); to agree to do; to try.
    • Nah, mate – I'm not going to come at that again. Too risky.

Questions about comes at

What is comes at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come at.

Words near comes at in the dictionary

  1. comes and goes
  2. comes apart
  3. comes apart at the seams
  4. comes around
  5. comes as no surprise
  6. comes at
  7. comes at a cost
  8. comes away
  9. comes away empty
  10. comes back
  11. comes back from the dead

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