Come to be doing something

I often wondered how I came to be living in such a place.

11. come and go

a) to be allowed to go into and leave a place whenever you want

The students can come and go as they please.

b) to keep starting and stopping

The pain comes and goes.

12. take something as it comes

to accept something as it happens, without trying to plan for it or change it

We just take each year as it comes. He takes life as it comes.

13. have something coming (to you)

informal to deserve to be punished or to have something bad happen to you

I do feel sorry for him, but I'm afraid he had it coming.

14. as nice/as stupid etc as they come

informal extremely nice, stupid etc

My uncle Walter is as obstinate as they come.

15. for years/weeks/days etc to come

used to emphasize that something will continue for a long time into the future

This is a moment that will be remembered and celebrated for years to come.

16. in years/days to come

in the future

In years to come, some of the practices we take for granted now will seem quite barbaric.

17. have come a long way

to have made a lot of progress

Computer technology has come a long way since the 1970s.

18. come as a surprise/relief/blow etc (to somebody)

to make someone feel surprised, pleased, disappointed etc

The decision came as a great relief to us all. The news will come as no surprise to his colleagues.

19. come easily/naturally (to somebody)

to be easy for someone to do

Public speaking does not come easily to most people. Writing came naturally to her, even as a child.

20. come of age

a) to reach the age when you are legally considered to be an adult

He'll inherit the money when he comes of age.

b) to develop into an advanced or successful form

Space technology didn't really come of age until the 1950s.

21. come right out with something/come right out and say something

informal t o say something in a very direct way, often when other people think this is surprising

You came right out and told him? I don't know how you dared!

22. come clean

i nformal to tell the truth about something you have done

Come clean about

I think you should come clean about where you were last night.

23. not know whether you are coming or going

informal t o feel very confused because a lot of different things are happening

I don't know whether I'm coming or going this week.

24. come good/right

British English informal to end well, after there have been a lot of problems

Don't worry, it'll all come right in the end.

25. come to pass

l iterary to happen after a period of time

It came to pass that they had a son.

26. SEX

informal to have an orgasm

27. spoken come in!

used to tell someone who has knocked on your door to enter your room, house etc

She tapped timidly on the door. 'Come in!' boomed a deep voice from inside.

28. spoken how come?

used to ask someone why or how something happened

How come you've ended up here? 'Last I heard, she was teaching in Mexico.' 'How come?'

29. spoken come to think of it/come to that

used to add something that you have just realized or remembered

Come to think of it, George did seem a bit depressed yesterday.

30. spoken come July/next year/the next day etc

used to talk about at a particular time in the future

Come spring, you'll have plenty of colour in the garden.

31. spoken come again?

used to ask someone to repeat what they have just said

32. spoken don't come the innocent/victim/helpless male etc with me

British English used to tell someone not to pretend that they are something they are not in order to get sympathy or help from you

Don't come the poor struggling artist with me. You're just lazy!

33. s poken come (now)

old-fashioned used to comfort or gently encourage someone

34. spoken come, come!/come now

old-fashioned used to tell someone that you do not accept what they are saying or doing

come about phrasal verb

1. to happen, especially in a way that is not planned

The opportunity to get into computing came about quite by accident.

I don't know how this confusion has come about.

2. if a ship comes about, it changes direction

come across phrasal verb

1. come across somebody/something

to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance

I came across an old diary in her desk. I've never come across anyone quite like her before.

2. if an idea comes across well, it is easy for people to understand

Your point really came across at the meeting.

3. if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities

ￚs ynonym come over

Come across as

He comes across as a very intelligent, sensitive man.

come across with something phrasal verb

to provide money or information when it is needed

I hoped he might come across with a few facts.

come after somebody phrasal verb

to look for someone in order to hurt them, punish them, or get something from them

She was terrified that Trevor would come after her.

come along phrasal verb

1. be coming along

informal t o be developing or making progress

ￚs ynonym progress

He opened the oven door to see how the food was coming along. Your English is coming along really well.

2. to appear or arrive

A bus should come along any minute now. Take any job opportunity that comes along.

3. a) to go to a place with someone

We're going into town - do you want to come along?

b) to go somewhere after someone

You go on ahead - I'll come along later.

4. come along!

a) used to tell someone to hurry up

ￚsynonym come on Come along! We're all waiting for you!

b) used to encourage someone to try harder

ￚ synonym come on Come along! Don't give up yet!

come apart phrasal verb

1. to split or fall into pieces

I picked the magazine up and it came apart in my hands.

2. to begin to fail

The whole basis of the agreement was coming apart.

come around phrasal verb

1. also come round British English to come to someone's home or the place where they work in order to visit them

ￚs ynonym come over

I'll come around later and see how you are.

Why don't you come round for lunch?

2. also come round British English

to change your opinion so that you now agree with someone or are no longer angry with them

Come around to

It took him a while to come around to the idea.

Don't worry - she'll come round eventually.

3. also come round British English

if a regular event comes around, it happens as usual

By the time the summer came around, Kelly was feeling much better.

4. American English to become conscious again after you have been unconscious

British Equivalent: come round

When she came around her mother was sitting by her bed.

Come around from

You might feel a little sick when you come around from the anesthetic.

come at somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to move towards someone in a threatening way

Suddenly, he came at me with a knife.

2. if images, questions, facts etc come at you, you feel confused because there are too many of them at the same time

Questions were coming at me from all directions.

3in formal to consider or deal with a problem in a particular way

ￚs ynonym approach

We need to come at the problem from a different angle.

come away phrasal verb

1. to become separated from the main part of something

ￚ synonym come off

One of the wires in the plug had come away.

I turned some of the pages and they came away in my hand.

2. to leave a place with a particular feeling or idea

We came away thinking that we had done quite well.

Come away with

I came away with the impression that the school was very well run.

come back phrasal verb

1. to return to a particular place or person

ￚs ynony m return

My mother was scared that if I left home I'd never come back.

2. to become fashionable or popular again

ￚsee also c omeback Who'd have thought hippy gear would ever come back!

High heels are coming back into fashion.

3. to appear or start to affect someone or something again

ￚ synonym return

The pain in her shoulder was coming back again.

It took a while for my confidence to come back.

4. if something comes back to you, you remember it or remember how to do it

As I walked the city streets that evening, the memories came flooding back.

Come back to

I can't think of her name at the moment, but it'll come back to me.

5. to reply to someone quickly, often in an angry or unkind way

ￚsee also comeback

Come back at

He came back at me immediately, accusing me of being a liar.

come before somebody/something phrasal verb

to be brought to someone in authority, especially a judge in a law court, to be judged or discussed by them

When you come before the judge, it's best to tell the whole truth.

The case is due to come before the courts next month.

come between somebody phrasal verb

1. to make people argue and feel angry with each other, when they had been friends before

Nothing will ever come between us now. I didn't want to come between a husband and wife.

2. to prevent someone from giving enough attention to something

She never let anything come between her and her work.

come by phrasal verb

1. come by something

to manage to get something that is rare or difficult to get

How did you come by these pictures? Jobs were hard to come by.

2. come by (something)

to make a short visit to a place on your way to somewhere else

He said he'd come by later. I'll come by the house and get my stuff later, OK?

come down phrasal verb

1. a) if a price, level etc comes down, it gets lower

It looks as if interest rates will come down again this month.

b) to accept a lower price

Come down to

He's asking £5000, but he may be willing to come down to £4800.

2. if someone comes down to a place, they travel south to the place where you are

Why don't you come down for the weekend sometime?

Come down to

Are you coming down to Knoxville for Christmas?

3. to fall to the ground

A lot of trees came down in the storm.

We were still out in the fields when the rain started coming down.

4. come down on the side of somebody/something

also come down in favour of somebody/something

to decide to support someone or something

The committee came down in favour of making the information public.

5. i nformal to start to feel normal again after you have been feeling very happy and excited

He was on a real high all last week and he's only just come down.

6. informal to stop feeling the effects of a strong drug

When I came down, I remembered with horror some of the things I'd said.

7. British English old-fashioned to leave a university after completing a period of study

come down on somebody phrasal verb

to punish someone or criticize them severely

We need to come down hard on young offenders.

I made the mistake of answering back, and she came down on me like a ton of bricks (=very severely).

come down to somebody/something phrasal verb

1. if a complicated situation or problem comes down to something, that is the single most important thing

It all comes down to money in the end.

2. if something old has come down to you, it has been passed between people over a long period of time until you have it

The text which has come down to us is only a fragment of the original.

come down with something phrasal verb

to get an illness

I think I'm coming down with a cold.

come for somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to arrive to collect someone or something

I'll come for you at about eight o'clock.

2. to arrive at a place in order to take someone away by force

Members of the secret police came for him in the middle of the night.

come forward phrasal verb

to offer help to someone, or offer to do something

So far, only one candidate has come forward.

The police are appealing for more witnesses to come forward with information.

come from somebody/something phrasal verb

1. if you come from a place, you were born there or lived there when you were young

I come from London originally.

2. to be obtained from a place, thing, or person, or to start or be made somewhere

A lot of drugs come from quite common plants.

3. to happen as the result of doing something

come from doing something

Most of her problems come from expecting too much of people.

4. coming from him/her/you etc

spoken u sed to say that someone should not criticize another person for doing something, because they have done the same thing themselves

You think I'm too selfish? That's rich coming from you!

5. where somebody is coming from

informal the basic attitude or opinion someone has, which influences what they think, say, or do

I can see where you're coming from now.

come in phrasal verb

1. if a train, bus, plane, or ship comes in, it arrives at a place

What time does your train come in?

Come in to

We come in to Heathrow at nine in the morning.

2. if money or information comes in, you receive it

Reports are coming in of a massive earthquake in Mexico.

We haven't got enough money coming in.

3. to be involved in a plan, deal etc

We need some financial advice - that's where Kate comes in.

Come in on

You had the chance to come in on the deal.

4. to join in a conversation or discussion

Can I come in here and add something to what you're saying?

5. to become fashionable or popular

ￚopposite go out

Trainers really became popular in the 1980s, when casual sportswear came in.

6. to finish a race

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