come of

come of

1. To be a descendant of

2. To be the consequence of, arise or result from

3. To become of

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Main Entry: ↑come

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ˈcome of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come of he/she/it comes of present participle coming of past tense came of past participle come of] phrasal verb

to be the result of something

I wrote to over twenty companies asking for work, but nothing came of my efforts.

that’s what comes of (doing) something:

Don’t complain about being tired – that’s what comes of watching TV until three in the morning.

Thesaurus: to involve, or to be the result of something_synonym

Main entry: come

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result from

no good will come of it

■ be descended from

she came of Neapolitan stock

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come of [phrasal verb]

come of (something) : to be the result of (something)

the excitement that comes of meeting people who share your interests

They had discussions about possible new products, but nothing came of it. [=no new products resulted from their discussions]

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Main Entry: ↑come