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Phrasal verbs starting with "come"

52 phrasal verbs use this verb

come about
B1

To happen or occur, especially as the result of a series of events or circumstances.

come across
B1

To find or encounter something or someone by chance; or to make a particular impression on others.

come across with
C1

To provide or deliver something, especially money or information that was promised or expected, sometimes reluctantly.

come after
B1

To follow something in order or sequence; or to pursue or try to catch someone.

come along
A2

To accompany someone somewhere; to arrive or appear; or to make progress.

come apart
B1

To separate into pieces; to break or disassemble; or to lose emotional composure.

come around
B1

To visit someone; to regain consciousness; to change one's opinion over time; or for a scheduled event to arrive.

come at
B1

To attack or move toward someone in a threatening way; or to approach a problem from a particular angle.

come away
B1

To leave a place or situation, especially with a particular feeling or result; or for a part of something to become detached.

come back
A2

to return to a place, situation, or earlier state

come before
B2

to happen earlier than something, or to be judged or considered by an authority

come between
B2

to cause separation, conflict, or obstruction between people or things

come by
B1

to visit briefly, or to obtain something, especially with some difficulty

come down
A2

to move downward, decrease, or lose intensity

come down on
B2

to criticize or punish someone strongly

come down to
B1

to be mainly a question of one thing, or to be reduced to an essential point

come down upon
C1

to criticize, attack, or punish someone severely

come down with
B1

to start to become ill with a disease or minor sickness

come for
B1

to arrive in order to get, collect, attack, or seek something or someone

come forth
C1

to appear, emerge, or become known, often in formal or literary style

come from
A2

to have a place, source, or cause as your origin

come from behind
B2

to start behind and then catch up or win

come from below
C1

to originate or move from a lower level, position, or class

come in
A2

to enter, arrive, become involved, or be received

come in for
C1

to receive something, especially criticism, praise, or treatment from others

come into
B2

to enter a place, receive something such as money, or reach a new state

come of
C1

to result from or arise out of something

come off
B1

to become detached, happen successfully, or give a particular impression

come off it
C1

used to tell someone to stop saying something foolish, dishonest, or exaggerated

come on
A2

to begin, improve, make progress, or be used to encourage or complain

come on in
A2

used to invite someone to enter

come on over
A2

used to invite someone to visit, especially your home

come on to
C1

to make sexual or romantic advances toward someone

come onto
B2

to move onto a place or surface, or to start being present there

come out
A2

to emerge, become known, be published, or leave a place

come out in
B2

to develop a visible skin problem such as a rash or spots

come out with
B2

to say something suddenly, or to produce and present something new

come over
A2

to visit someone, move from one place to another, or suddenly feel something

come round
B1

to visit, regain consciousness, or eventually agree after thinking

come through
B1

To succeed, survive, or deliver what is needed, especially in a difficult situation.

come to
B1

To regain consciousness, to reach a total, or to arrive at a point in discussion or thought.

come to oneself
C1

To return to one's normal, calm, or rational state after confusion, strong emotion, or distraction.

come together
B1

To unite, meet, or begin to work as a whole.

come under
B2

To be classified under a category, or to experience criticism, pressure, or attack.

come up
A2

To arise, appear, or be mentioned; also to approach or to occur unexpectedly.

come up against
B2

To encounter an obstacle, problem, or opponent that must be dealt with.

come up from behind
B2

To advance from a disadvantaged or trailing position and catch up with or overtake others.

come up to
B1

To approach someone or something, or to reach the required standard or level.

come up with
B1

To produce, think of, or find something needed, such as an idea, plan, answer, or money.

come upon
B2

To find or encounter something or someone by chance, or to overtake someone suddenly.

come with
A2

To be included as part of something, or to accompany someone.

come with it
C1

In informal or slang use, to be naturally stylish, skilled, or impressive; also used as an imperative meaning to produce or deliver what is