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come

Definition for come

verb as in happen

Strongest matches

break, develop, fall, occur, take place

Strong matches

befall, betide, chance, hap, transpire

Weak matches

come to pass, turn out

verb as in extend, reach

Strongest matches

become, develop, get, go, grow, join, run, turn

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Example Sentences

McDonnell said “encouraging people who are victims of crime to come forward and report that crime gives us a better ability to deploy resources and form strategies to deal with those issues.”

“I am very clear that my No. 1 job as mayor is to keep people safe, and that the only way to improve safety in Los Angeles is to make change,” Bass said, adding that McDonnell is focused on “ensuring that our city is prepared for what is to come.”

“We also can’t get away from the fact that we need more good people to be interested in this job and to come on the job,” McDonnell said.

The mainstreaming of his hateful rhetoric and the capitulation of the institutional Republican Party to him will be significant challenges to the American political system for years to come.

From Slate

She said there were "many things that have happened at the school that needed to come out" and "there are some members of staff who know more than they are saying".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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