"comest" meaning in English

See comest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: com'st [alternative]
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  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of come Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: come

Alternative forms

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