"come" meaning in English

See come in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʌm/ [UK], /kʌm/ [US] Audio: en-uk-to come.ogg [UK], en-us-come.ogg [US] Forms: come [singular], [plural]
enPR: kŭm [UK], kŭm [US] Head templates: {{noun|come|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. semen.
    Sense id: simple-come-en-noun-oCH2IDGz Categories (other): Slang

Preposition

IPA: /kʌm/ [UK], /kʌm/ [US] Audio: en-uk-to come.ogg [UK], en-us-come.ogg [US] Forms: come
enPR: kŭm [UK], kŭm [US] Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something happens or arrives.
    Sense id: simple-come-en-prep-JtEhC85D

Verb

IPA: /kʌm/ [UK], /kʌm/ [US] Audio: en-uk-to come.ogg [UK], en-us-come.ogg [US] Forms: come [canonical], comes [third-person, singular], came [past], come [past, participle], coming [present, participle]
enPR: kŭm [UK], kŭm [US] Head templates: {{verb2|come|comes|came|come|coming}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To move towards a place or into a place; to move to the place where the person who is talking is.
    Sense id: simple-come-en-verb-CxmBtp4y
  2. The past participle of come.
    Sense id: simple-come-en-verb-vgXq2NkL
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      "form": "come",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comes",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "came",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "come",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coming",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "come",
        "2": "comes",
        "3": "came",
        "4": "come",
        "5": "coming"
      },
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      "name": "verb2"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "go"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Come to my house and I will give you something to eat."
        },
        {
          "text": "Come here to me."
        },
        {
          "text": "Twenty people came to the party."
        },
        {
          "text": "He came here, but he went away again before you came here."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move towards a place or into a place; to move to the place where the person who is talking is."
      ],
      "id": "simple-come-en-verb-CxmBtp4y"
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "The past participle of come."
      ],
      "id": "simple-come-en-verb-vgXq2NkL"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-to come.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-come.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "come"
}

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      "form": "come",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We'll talk again come January."
        }
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        "When something happens or arrives."
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "come"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "come",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "come",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Slang",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(also spelled cum)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "semen."
      ],
      "id": "simple-come-en-noun-oCH2IDGz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    {
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "come"
}
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    {
      "form": "come",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "comes",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "came",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "come",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coming",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "come",
        "2": "comes",
        "3": "came",
        "4": "come",
        "5": "coming"
      },
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      "name": "verb2"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "go"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Come to my house and I will give you something to eat."
        },
        {
          "text": "Come here to me."
        },
        {
          "text": "Twenty people came to the party."
        },
        {
          "text": "He came here, but he went away again before you came here."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move towards a place or into a place; to move to the place where the person who is talking is."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Past participles"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The past participle of come."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-uk-to come.ogg",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "come"
}

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      "form": "come",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We'll talk again come January."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When something happens or arrives."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-to come.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-come.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "come"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "come",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "none"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(also spelled cum)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "semen."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kŭm",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-come.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "come"
}

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