come

Universal Words verb, exclamation, noun verb (came come) to a place 1 to move to or towards a person or place: [V, usually +adv./prep.] He came into the room and shut the door. * She comes to work by bus. * My son is coming home soon. * Come here! * Come and see us soon! * Here comes Jo (= Jo is coming)! * He has come all the way from Tokyo. * There's a storm coming. * [Vtoinf] They're coming to stay for a week. HELPNOTE In spoken English come can be used with and plus another verb, instead of with to and the infinitive, to show purpose or to tell sb what to do: When did she last come and see you? * Come and have your dinner. The and is sometimes left out, especially in AmE: Come have your dinner. 2 [V] ~ (to...) to arrive at or reach a place: They continued until they came to a river. * What time did you come (= to my house)? * Spring came late this year. * Your breakfast is coming soon. * Have any letters come for me? * Help came at last. * The CD comes complete with all the words of the songs. * The time has come (= now is the moment) to act. 3 ~ for / about sth