"come for" meaning in English

See come for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: comes for [present, singular, third-person], coming for [participle, present], came for [past], come for [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> for}} 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.
    Sense id: en-come_for-en-verb-N-SMDJF3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37
  2. (transitive) To search for someone with the intent to apprehend or cause harm. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-come_for-en-verb-JgGEGe27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (for) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (for): 26 43 31
  3. (transitive, figurative) To target someone for competition or attack. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-come_for-en-verb-pbhMSUlZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for come for meaning in English (2.5kB)

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