come

verb
kŭm

To move nearer to the point of perspective.

Other meanings

To move toward the speaker.
To move toward the listener.

Example sentences

“The chickens have come home to roost.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Steam and smoke come out the chimney.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“Come back when you have a warrant.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "cuman".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “come” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.