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come out
BECOME KNOWN
6. to tell people that you are homosexual, often after a period of secrecy , come up
BE MENTIONED
2. to be mentioned or talked about in conversation
• What points came up at the meeting?, come back
FASHION
2. If a style or a fashion comes back, it becomes popular again after being unpopular for a period of time
• Padded shoulders are coming back, apparently.
• Long hair on men seems to be coming back into fashion., come down with sth
to start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious
• I think I'm coming down with flu., come on
APPEAR
6. to be seen on stage in a play, or in a scene in a film or television programme, or to be heard in a radio programme
• There was great applause when the Russian ballerina came on., come down to sth
2. If a situation or problem comes down to something, it can be described or explained most simply in that way
• What the problem comes down to is 'Will the consumer be willing to pay more for a higher quality product?', come between sth
to stop someone from doing something that they like doing
• Nothing comes between Jim and his food., come on
NOT BELIEVE
7. informal used to tell someone that you do not believe them or that you disagree with them, or to show that you are angry with them
• Oh come on, Ian, you made the same excuse last week!, come down
LAND
1. to fall and land on the ground
• A lot of trees came down in the storm.
• Our plane came down in a field.
• The snow came down during the night., come on
SEXUAL INTEREST
5. informal to make your sexual interest known to someone
• Then his wife left the room and he started coming on to me.
• She was coming on strong and I, naturally, responded., come away
If something comes away from something else, it becomes separated from it
• I just opened the drawer as usual and the handle came away in my hand.
• The paper has started to come away from the walls., come before sth/sb
IMPORTANCE
1. to be more important than, or to be treated as more important than, another thing or person
• My children will always come before my career., come out
BECOME KNOWN
4. If something comes out, it becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret
• After her death, it came out that she'd lied about her age.
• When the truth came out, there was public outrage., come out in sth
If you come out in something, such as spots, they appear on your skin
• This heat has made me come out in an itchy red rash., come forward
to offer to give help or information
• No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police's appeal.
• Nobody has yet come forward with any information relating to the girl's death., come in for sth
to receive blame or criticism
• The director has come in for a lot of criticism over his handling of the affair., come up
APPEAR
4. If information comes up on a computer screen, it appears there. , come out
APPEAR
3. When the sun, moon or stars come out, they appear in the sky
• The clouds finally parted and the sun came out., come into sth
MONEY
1. If someone comes into money, property or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation
• She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died., come up
HAPPEN
6. to happen, usually unexpectedly
• I've got to go - something has just come up at home and I'm needed there., come across
EXPRESS
2. If an idea or emotion comes across in writing, film, music or when someone is speaking, it is expressed clearly and people notice it
• What comes across in his later poetry is a great sense of sadness., come under sth
EXPERIENCE
1. If you come under something, you are suddenly caused to experience or suffer it
• Our armies have come under heavy bombardment.
• The government are coming under pressure to change the law., come back to sb
If something comes back to you, you start to remember it
• I can't think of her name - it'll come back to me later.
• It's all coming back to me!, come apart
to separate into several pieces
• I picked up the book and it came apart in my hands.
• My boots are coming apart at the seams., come to sth
REACH
2. to reach a particular point or state
• His hair comes right down to his shoulders.
• He's tiny, he doesn't even come up to my chest!
• And now I come to (= I will mention) my main point.
• The war had just come to an end (= ended).
• The car spun off the road, turned over twice and came to rest (= stopped moving) in a field.
• We may have to sell the house, but I hope it won't come to that., come before sth/sb
COURT
2. legal If a legal case comes before a court of law or a judge, it is dealt with by them, and when someone comes before a court or judge, they are present while their case is dealt with. , come along
GO WITH SOMEONE
3. UK used to tell someone to hurry
• Come along - we don't want to be late!, come into sth
INFLUENCE
2. If a particular emotion or quality comes into a situation, it influences that situation
• She married for money - love didn't come into it., come round
UK ( US come around ) BECOME CONSCIOUS
4. to become conscious again after an accident or operation
• She hasn't come round from the anaesthetic yet., come along
GO WITH SOMEONE
2. to go somewhere with someone
• We're going to the cinema. Do you want to come along?, come at sb
to move towards someone in order to attack them
• He came at me with a knife., come out
BECOME KNOWN
5. If information or results come out, they are given to people
• The exam results come out in August., come off sth
STOP USING
1. mainly UK If you come off medicine or drugs, you stop using them
• He's come off the tablets because they were making him dizzy., come out
RESULT
7. [ + adverb or preposition or adjective ] If you describe how something or someone comes out at the end of a process or activity, you say what condition they are in or what they have achieved
• She came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman.
• These figures have come out wrong! I don't understand it.
• Your painting has come out really well.
• He hasn't exactly come out of the scandal with his reputation enhanced., come off
1. informal to happen as planned or to succeed
• There was some sort of property deal that didn't come off.
• I tried telling a few jokes but they didn't come off (= no one laughed)., come in
BE RECEIVED
3. When news or information comes in, it is received
• Reports are just coming in of a major oil spillage in the North Sea., come on
START
3. UK informal If a woman comes on, her period (= the blood coming from the womb that happens every month) starts. , come back
RETURN
1. to return to a place
• I'll come back and pick you up in half an hour.
• We've just come back from Amsterdam., come down
LOWER LEVEL
2. If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower
• House prices have come down recently.
• Inflation is coming down., come out
SOCIAL EVENT
1. UK to go somewhere with someone for a social event
• Would you like to come out for a drink sometime?, come along
EXIST
4. to start to exist
• I gave up climbing when my first child came along., come down to sth
1. If a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most
• What it all comes down to is your incredible insecurity.
• It all comes down to money in the end.
• [ + question word ]: Eventually our choice of hotel will come down to how much we can afford., come in
BE INVOLVED
5. informal to become involved in a situation, story or plan
• We need expert advice, and that's where you come in., come over
SEEM
1. to seem to be a particular type of person
• I watched the interview and felt he came over as quite arrogant., come about
to happen, or start to happen
• How did the problem come about in the first place?, come on
START
2. If you have got an illness coming on, it is starting gradually
• I think I've got a cold coming on., come out with sth
to say something suddenly and unexpectedly
• He comes out with the strangest things!
• She comes out with some good ideas though., come down
SUPPORT
4. [ + adverb or preposition ] to decide that you support a particular person or side in an argument, etc.
• The government has come down on the side of military action., come out of sth
If something comes out of a process or event, it is one of the results
• I hope something good can come out of this mess., come by sth
to get something, using effort, by chance or in a way that has not been explained
• Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by.
• I'd like to know how she came by that black eye., come down
LOWER LEVEL
3. informal to feel less excited after a very enjoyable experience
• The whole weekend was so wonderful I haven't come down yet., come of sth
to happen as a result of something
• Did anything come of all those job applications?, come in
ENTER
1. to enter a room or building
• Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?
• Hi, come in - lovely to see you!, come in
SEA
6. When the sea or the tide comes in, the water moves forwards to cover more of the beach. , come by (somewhere)
to visit a place for a short time, often when you are going somewhere else
• I'll come by (the office/your house) one day this week and we can have a chat., come upon sb/sth
formal
to find something or meet someone unexpectedly
• I came upon this book in the attic - would you like it?, come up
MOVE TOWARDS
1. to move towards someone
• A young girl came up to me and asked for money., come on
HURRY
4. said to encourage someone to do something, especially to hurry or try harder, or to tell you something
• Come on - we're going to be late if you don't hurry!
• Come on, Annabelle, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone., come out
BE PUBLISHED
2. If a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see
• When does their new album come out?, come to sth
DECIDE
3. If you come to a decision, arrangement etc., you make a decision or decide what to think about something
• We haven't come to a decision on the matter yet.
• Have you come to any conclusions about the story yet?, come under sth
IN A BOOK
2. If a piece of information comes under a particular part of a list, book, or collection of things, you can find it in that part
• Swimming pools usually come under 'leisure centres' in the telephone directory., come along
DEVELOP
5. If something is coming along, it is developing or improving
• Hassan's English is really coming along., come in
FASHION
2. If a fashion or product comes in, it becomes available or popular
• Flared trousers first came in during the seventies., come round
UK ( US come around ) CHANGE YOUR MIND
2. to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person's opinion
• He'll come round to my point of view, given a bit of time.
• Do you still dislike your office, or have you come round to thinking it's all right?, come through
EMOTION
2. If an emotion comes through, other people can notice it
• His nervousness came through when he spoke., come to sb
If a thought or idea comes to you, you suddenly remember or start to think about it
• I can't remember his name - it'll come to me in a minute., come up with sth
to suggest or think of an idea or plan
• She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income., come over sb
to influence someone suddenly to behave in a particular way
• I'm sorry! That was a stupid thing to say - I don't know what came over me.
• humorous: He gave you a present! What 's come over him?, come up against sth
to have to deal with a problem
• If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out., come around
US for come round , come across
BEHAVE
1. to behave in a way which makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic
• She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television.
• He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview., come under sth
IN AN ORGANIZATION
3. to be controlled or dealt with by an official organization or a particular part of it
• Playground guidelines come under the Department of Health and Safety., come through
INFORMATION
1. If a piece of information or a document comes through, you receive it
• Have the test results come through yet?
• My visa still hasn't come through., come round
UK ( US come around ) VISIT
1. to visit someone in their home
• Come round tonight and we'll watch a video., come on
START
1. to start to happen or work
• The heating comes on at six in the morning., come down on sb/sth
to punish or criticize a person or activity very strongly
• They're coming down heavily on people for not paying their licence fees.
• The authorities plan to come down hard on truancy in future., come to sth
TOTAL
1. to be a particular total when numbers or amounts are added together
• That comes to £25., come out
GIVE OPINION
10. [ + adverb or preposition ] to express an opinion
• In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment.
• Some of the members supported the changes, but the majority came out against., come to
to become conscious again after an accident or operation
• Has he come to yet?, come down
DRUGS
5. informal If a person comes down from a drug, they stop feeling its effects. , come out
PHOTO
9. If a photo or part of a photo comes out, the picture can be seen clearly
• The photos didn't come out because the room was so dark.
• He's in the picture, but his face hasn't come out very clearly., come up
BECOME AVAILABLE
5. If a job or opportunity comes up, it becomes available
• A position has come up in the accounts department., come along
ARRIVE
1. to arrive or appear at a place
• You go now and I'll come along later.
• You wait half an hour for a bus, then three come along at once!, come from somewhere/sth
to be born, got from, or made in a particular place
• She comes from Italy.
• Some of the best wines come from France.
• Does that quote come from Shakespeare?
• She could hear banging coming from the room upstairs.
• Where will the money for the project come from?, come out
OPEN
13. When flowers come out, they open
• Daffodils come out in spring., come off sth
COMPLETE
2. US to have recently finished a period of time when something very successful or very difficult happened
• The company was coming off one of its best years ever., come round
UK ( US come around ) HAPPEN
3. If an event that happens regularly comes round/around, it happens at its usual time
• Christmas comes round so quickly!, come across sth
to find something by chance
• He came across some of his old love letters in his wife's drawer., come out
BE REMOVED
8. If dirt or a mark comes out, it disappears from something when it is cleaned
• Did the red wine stain come out?, come from sth
to be caused by something
• "I feel awful." "That comes from eating too much.", come in
BE RECEIVED
4. If you have money coming in, you receive it as income
• With Dave unemployed, we haven't got much money coming in at the moment., come over
FEEL
3. [ L only + adjective ] UK to be influenced suddenly and unexpectedly by a strange feeling
• I stood up too quickly and came over all dizzy/faint/peculiar., come out
BE SAID
11. If something you say comes out in a particular way, that is how you say it
• I didn't mean to be rude - it just came out like that.
• When I tried to tell her that I loved her it just came out all wrong., come between sb
If something comes between two people, it harms their relationship
• Don't let one little quarrel come between you., come out
STOP WORK
12. UK If workers come out, they stop working because of a disagreement
• The postal workers have come out in support of their pay claim., come up to sth
to reach the usual or necessary standard
• The essay didn't come up to his usual standards.
• The food didn't come up to my expectations., come on/along
to make progress
• Your piano playing has really come on since I last heard you play.
• How's your English coming on?, come through ( sth )
to manage to get to the end of a difficult or dangerous situation
• We've had some hard times, but we've come through., come over
MOVE
2. to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone
• Come over here!
• Are your family coming over from Greece for the wedding?, come up
APPEAR
3. When the sun or moon comes up, it rises.
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