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come

verbaction

Move or arrive; happen; become

To move or arrive; also used broadly in idioms to mean to happen or befall; to regain consciousness; to touch or concern; to begin or develop (of weather or events); to change course (sailing); to calm or pacify; to sprout or come up (seed); and in invitations to enter or approach (e.g. 'come in' / 'come awa in'); also used in senses like 'become of'.

Example in use

“He'll come roond yet”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KUM/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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