Come

/kʌm/ verb

Definition

To come is to move or travel toward the speaker or toward a place that is being talked about. It can also mean to arrive, happen, or reach a particular state.

Etymology

From Old English *cuman* “to come, arrive, move with the purpose of reaching,” related to German *kommen* and Dutch *komen*. It goes back to a very old Proto-Germanic root *kwemaną* with the same meaning.

Kelly Says

“Come” and “go” are like opposite camera angles: “come” is movement toward the speaker, “go” is movement away. Many languages make this same distinction, which is why switching them by mistake can sound surprisingly odd to native speakers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መምጣት
ARالعربية
يأتي
BNবাংলা
আসা
CSČeština
přijít
DADansk
komme
DEDeutsch
kommen
ELΕλληνικά
έρχομαι
ESEspañol
venir
FAفارسی
آمدن
FISuomi
tulla
FRFrançais
venir
GUGU
આવવું
HAHA
zuwa
HEעברית
לבוא
HIहिन्दी
आना
HUMagyar
jönni
IDBahasa Indonesia
datang
IGIG
bịa
ITItaliano
venire
JA日本語
来る
KKKK
келу
KMKM
មក
KO한국어
오다
MRMR
येणे
MSBahasa Melayu
datang
MYမြန်မာ
လာသည်
NLNederlands
komen
NONorsk
komme
PAPA
ਆਉਣਾ
PLPolski
przychodzić
PTPortuguês
vir
RORomână
veni
RUРусский
приходить
SVSvenska
komma
SWKiswahili
kuja
TAதமிழ்
வர
TEతెలుగు
రావడం
THไทย
มา
TLTL
dumating
TRTürkçe
gelmek
UKУкраїнська
приходити
URاردو
آنا
VITiếng Việt
đến
YOYO
ZH中文
ZUZU
ukuza

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