come to

come to
verb
1. cause to experience suddenly (Freq. 10)
-

Panic struck me

-

An interesting idea hit her

-

A thought came to me

-

The thought struck terror in our minds

-

They were struck with fear

• Syn: ↑hit, ↑strike
• Verb Group: ↑affect, ↑impress, ↑move, ↑strike
• Verb Frames:
-

Something ——s somebody

2. be relevant to (Freq. 4)
-

There were lots of questions referring to her talk

-

My remark pertained to your earlier comments

• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pertinent (for: ↑pertain), ↑pertinency (for: ↑pertain), ↑pertinence (for: ↑pertain), ↑reference (for: ↑refer)
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Group: ↑allude, ↑touch, ↑advert
• Verb Frames:
-

Something ——s somebody

-

Something ——s something

-

Something is ——ing PP

 (for: ↑relate)
-

Something is ——ing PP

 (for: ↑pertain)
-

Something is ——ing PP

 (for: ↑refer)
3. attain (Freq. 4)
-

The horse finally struck a pace

• Syn: ↑strike
• Hypernyms: ↑achieve, ↑accomplish, ↑attain, ↑reach
• Verb Frames:
-

Somebody ——s something

-

Something ——s something

4. return to consciousness (Freq. 2)
-

The patient came to quickly

-

She revived after the doctor gave her an injection

• Syn: ↑revive, ↑resuscitate
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Verb Group:
• Verb Frames:
-

Somebody ——s

* * *

1) also come to oneself recover consciousness
2) (of an expense) reach in total; amount to

he hasn't the least idea of how much it will come to

3) (of a ship) come to a stop

* * *

come to [phrasal verb]
1 : to become conscious

He took a bad fall and knocked himself out. When he came to [=woke up, came around], he didn't remember what had happened.

2 come to (something)
2 a : to reach (a place) while traveling

We came to a fork in the road.

2 b : to reach (a particular point or step in a process)

Deciding to buy a new car was easy. Now we come to the hard part: finding the money.

I can't believe that it has come to this.

2 c : to approach or reach (a specified condition)

The water came slowly to a boil. [=the water slowly began to boil]

The project suddenly came to a stop/halt. [=the project suddenly stopped]

The work has finally come to an end. [=has finally ended]

— see also come to a bad end at ↑end, 1
2 d : to result in (something)
— usually used in negative statements

His ambitious plans never came to much.

She talked about learning to fly, but it all came to nothing in the end. [=she never did learn to fly]

2 e : to make or reach (something, such as a decision or an agreement) after thinking or talking

The two sides finally came to an agreement/understanding after many hours of discussion.

I've been thinking about what to do next, and I've come to a decision. [=I've made a decision]

I've come to the conclusion [=I've decided] that we need to try a different method.

3
◇ People say that they don't know what the world is coming to or they ask What is the world coming to? when they are shocked or disgusted by something that has happened in the world.

I don't know what the world is coming to when so many poor children have to go to bed hungry every night.

4
◇ The phrase when it comes to is used to identify the specific topic that is being talked about.

When it comes to playing chess, he's the best I know.

5
◇ The phrase if it comes to that means “if that is necessary.”

I'm willing to pay more money if it comes to that.

6 come to (an amount) : to produce (an amount) when added together

The bill came to [=amounted to] 10 dollars.

7 come to (someone) : to be thought of by (someone) : to occur to (someone)

The answer suddenly came to me. [=I suddenly thought of the answer]

8
◇ Something that is coming to you is something that is owed to you.

I have another dollar coming to me. [=I am owed another dollar]

He wants all the credit that's coming to him. [=he wants all the credit that he deserves]

◇ If you get what's coming to you, you get the punishment that you deserve.

He's a dirty cheat, and I'm going to see that he gets what coming to him.

◇ If you have it coming (to you) you deserve to get something bad, such as punishment.

I'm not sorry to hear that he lost his job. He had it coming.

• • •
Main Entry: ↑come

* * *

ˌcome ˈto derived
= ↑come around (1)
Main entry: ↑comederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:
/ / (as from fainting),


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • come — ► VERB (past came; past part. come) 1) move, travel, or reach towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker. 2) arrive. 3) happen; take place. 4) occupy or achieve a specified position in space, order, or priority: she… …   English terms dictionary

  • come — [kum] vi. came, come, coming [ME comen < OE cuman, akin to Goth qiman, Ger kommen < IE base * gwem , *gwā , to go, come > L venire, to come, Gr bainein, to go] 1. to move from a place thought of as “there” to or into a place thought of… …   English World dictionary

  • Come On — may refer to: Come On (How I Met Your Mother), an episode of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother Come On (game), a video game for the Vii A sexual advance or flirtatious remark A catch phrase frequently used by the character Gob Bluth in the TV… …   Wikipedia

  • Come to Me — «Come to Me» Сингл Дидди при участии Николь Шерз …   Википедия

  • Come To Me — «Come to Me» Сингл Diddy при участии Nicole Scherzinger c альбома «Press Play» Выпущен …   Википедия

  • come on — {v.} 1. To begin; appear. * /Rain came on toward morning./ * /He felt a cold coming on./ 2. To grow or do well; thrive. * /The wheat was coming on./ * /His business came on splendidly./ 3. or[come upon]. To meet accidentally; encounter; find. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come on — {v.} 1. To begin; appear. * /Rain came on toward morning./ * /He felt a cold coming on./ 2. To grow or do well; thrive. * /The wheat was coming on./ * /His business came on splendidly./ 3. or[come upon]. To meet accidentally; encounter; find. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come — O.E. cuman come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, pp. cumen), from P.Gmc. *kwem (Cf. O.S. cuman, O.Fris. kuma, M.Du. comen, Du. komen, O.H.G. queman, Ger. kommen, O.N. koma,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • come of — 1. To be a descendant of 2. To be the consequence of, arise or result from 3. To become of • • • Main Entry: ↑come * * * ˈcome of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come of …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”