Come across

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used without object) 1.1 to approach or move toward a particular person or place 1.2 to arrive by movement or in the course of progress 1.3 to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc. 1.4 to move into view; appear. 1.5 to extend; reach 1.6 to take place; occur; happen 1.7 to occur at a certain point, position, etc. 1.8 to be available, produced, offered, etc. 1.9 to occur to the mind 1.10 to befall 1.11 to issue; emanate; be derived 1.12 to arrive or appear as a result 1.13 to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition 1.14 to do or manage; fare 1.15 to enter into being or existence; be born 1.16 to have been a resident or to be a native of (usually fol. by from ) 1.17 to become 1.18 to seem to become 1.19 (used in the imperative to call attention or to express impatience, anger, remonstrance, etc.) 1.20 to germinate, as grain. 1.21 Informal . to have an orgasm. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 Chiefly British . to do; perform; accomplish. 2.2 Informal . to play the part of 3 Noun 3.1 Slang 4 Verb phrases 4.1 come about, 4.2 come across, 4.3 come again, (used as a request to repeat a statement). 4.4 come along, 4.5 come around or round, 4.6 come at, 4.7 come back, 4.8 come between, to cause to be estranged or antagonized 4.9 come by, to obtain; acquire 4.10 come down, 4.11 come down on or upon, 4.12 come down with, to become afflicted with (an illness) 4.13 come forward, to offer one's services; present oneself; volunteer 4.14 come in, 4.15 come in for, to receive; get; be subjected to 4.16 come into, 4.17 come on, 4.18 come on to, Slang . to make sexual advances to. 4.19 come out, 4.20 come out for, to endorse or support publicly 4.21 come out with, 4.22 come over, 4.23 come round, 4.24 come through, 4.25 come to, 4.26 come under, 4.27 come up, 4.28 come upon. come ( defs. 26a, 41a ) . 4.29 come up to, 4.30 come up with, to produce; supply 5 Idioms 5.1 come and go 5.2 come down on the side of 5.3 come home 5.4 come off 5.5 come off it, Informal . to stop being wrong, foolish 5.6 come to pass 5.7 come what may, no matter what may happen; regardless of any opposition, argument 5.8 where one is coming from, Slang . where the source of one's beliefs, attitudes 6 Synonyms 6.1 verb

Verb (used without object)

to approach or move toward a particular person or place

Come here. Don't come any closer!

to arrive by movement or in the course of progress

The train from Boston is coming.

to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.

Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next.

to move into view; appear.

to extend; reach

The dress comes to her knees.

to take place; occur; happen

Success comes to those who strive.

to occur at a certain point, position, etc.

Tuesday comes after Monday. Her aria comes in the third act.

to be available, produced, offered, etc.

Toothpaste comes in a tube.

to occur to the mind

The idea just came to me.

to befall

They promised no harm would come to us.

to issue; emanate; be derived

Peaches come from trees. Good results do not come from careless work.

to arrive or appear as a result

This comes of carelessness.

to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition

to come into popular use.

to do or manage; fare

She's coming along well with her work.

to enter into being or existence; be born

The baby came at dawn.

to have been a resident or to be a native of (usually fol. by from )

She comes from Florida.

to become

His shoes came untied.

to seem to become

His fears made the menacing statues come alive. The work will come easy with a little practice.

(used in the imperative to call attention or to express impatience, anger, remonstrance, etc.)

Come, that will do!

to germinate, as grain.

Informal . to have an orgasm.

Verb (used with object)

Chiefly British . to do; perform; accomplish.

Informal . to play the part of

to come the grande dame.

Noun

Slang

Vulgar semen.

Verb phrases

come about,

to come to pass; happen.

Nautical . to tack.

come across,

Also, come upon. to find or encounter, esp. by chance

I came across this picture when I was cleaning out the attic. We suddenly came upon a deer while walking in the woods.

Informal . to make good one's promise, as to pay a debt, do what is expected, etc.

to come across with the rent.

to be understandable or convincing

The moral of this story doesn't come across.

Informal . to make a particular impression; comport oneself

She comes across as a very cold person.

come again, (used as a request to repeat a statement).

come along,

to accompany someone, attend as part of a group

He didn't come along on the last trip.

to proceed, develop, or advance sufficiently or successfully

The new project was coming along quite smoothly.

to appear; emerge as a factor or possibility

Even if another job comes along this summer, I won't take it.

come around or round,

to recover consciousness; revive.

to change one's opinion, decision, etc., esp. to agree with another's.

to visit

Come around more often.

to cease being angry, hurt, etc.

come at,

to arrive at; attain.

to rush at; attack

The watchdog came at the intruder.

come back,

to return, esp. to one's memory

It all comes back to me now.

to return to a former position or state.

to talk back; retort

to come back with a witty remark.

come between, to cause to be estranged or antagonized

Love of money came between the brothers.

come by, to obtain; acquire

How did he ever come by so much money?

come down,

to lose wealth, rank, etc.; be reduced in circumstances or status.

to be handed down by tradition or inheritance.

to be relayed or passed along from a source of higher rank or authority

The general's orders will come down tomorrow.

Slang . to take place; happen.

Slang . to lose one's euphoria, enthusiasm, or esp. the effects of a drug high.

come down on or upon,

to voice one's opposition to

She came down on increased spending and promised to cut the budget.

to reprimand; scold

He came down on me for getting to work late.

come down with, to become afflicted with (an illness)

Many people came down with the flu this year.

come forward, to offer one's services; present oneself; volunteer

When the president called for volunteers, several members of our group came forward.

come in,

to enter.

to arrive.

to come into use or fashion.

to begin to produce or yield

The oil well finally came in.

to be among the winners

His horse came in and paid 5 to 1.

to finish in a race or any competition, as specified

Our bobsled team came in fifth.

come in for, to receive; get; be subjected to

This plan will no doubt come in for a great deal of criticism.

come into,

to acquire; get.

to inherit

He came into a large fortune at the age of 21.

come on,

Also, come upon. to meet or find unexpectedly.

to make progress; develop; flourish.

to appear on stage; make one's entrance.

to begin; appear

The last showing will be coming on in a few minutes.

Informal . (used chiefly in the imperative) to hurry; begin

Come on, before it rains!

Informal . (as an entreaty or attempt at persuasion) please

Come on, go with us to the movies.

Slang . to try to make an impression or have an effect; present oneself

She comes on a bit too strong for my taste.

Slang . to make sexual advances

a Lothario who was always coming on with the women at the office.

come on to, Slang . to make sexual advances to.

come out,

to be published; appear.

to become known; be revealed.

to make a debut in society, the theater, etc.

to end; terminate; emerge

The fight came out badly, as both combatants were injured.

to make more or less public acknowledgment of being homosexual.

come out for, to endorse or support publicly

The newspaper came out for the reelection of the mayor.

come out with,

to speak, esp. to confess or reveal something.

to make available to the public; bring out

The publisher is coming out with a revised edition of the textbook.

come over,

to happen to; affect

What's come over him?

to change sides or positions; change one's mind

He was initially against the plan, but he's come over now.

to visit informally

Our neighbors came over last night and we had a good chat.

come round,

come ( def. 29 ) .

Nautical . (of a sailing vessel) to head toward the wind; come to.

come through,

to endure or finish successfully.

Informal . to do as expected or hoped; perform; succeed

We knew you'd come through for us.

Informal . to experience religious conversion.

come to,

to recover consciousness.

to amount to; total.

Nautical . to take the way off a vessel, as by bringing her head into the wind or anchoring.

come under,

to fit into a category or classification

This play comes under the heading of social criticism.

to be the province or responsibility of

This matter comes under the State Department.

come up,

to be referred to; arise

The subject kept coming up in conversation.

to be presented for action or discussion

The farm bill comes up for consideration next Monday.

come upon. come ( defs. 26a, 41a ) .

come up to,

to approach; near

A panhandler came up to us in the street.

to compare with as to quantity, excellence, etc.; match; equal

This piece of work does not come up to your usual standard.

come up with, to produce; supply

Can you come up with the right answer?

Idioms

come and go

to occur briefly or suddenly but never for long; appear and disappear.

come down on the side of

to support or favor

I want to come down on the side of truth and justice.

come home

Nautical .

(of an anchor) to begin to drag.

(of an object) to move when hauled upon.

come off

Informal .

to happen; occur.

to reach the end; acquit oneself

to come off with honors.

to be given or completed; occur; result

Her speech came off very well.

to succeed; be successful

The end of the novel just doesn't come off.

come off it, Informal . to stop being wrong, foolish

or pretentious; be truthful or honest

Come off itwe know you're as poor as the rest of us.

come to pass

to happen; occur.

come what may, no matter what may happen; regardless of any opposition, argument

or consequences

Come what may, he will not change his mind.

where one is coming from, Slang . where the source of one's beliefs, attitudes

or feelings lies

It's hard to understand where your friend is coming from when he says such crazy things.

Synonyms

verb

bump into , chance upon , discover , happen upon , hit upon , light upon , meet , notice , stumble upon , uncover , unearth , come