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How to pronounce come
Say it like this: /kʌm/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does come mean?
verbTo move nearer to the point of perspective.
“Look, who comes yonder?”
To move toward the speaker.
“Stop dawdling and come here!”
To move toward the listener.
“Hold on, I'll come in a second.”
nounComing, arrival; approach.
““If we count three before the come of thee, thwacked thou art, and must go to the women.””
Semen.
“When a man uses a condom during sex, he takes all of his come with him, preventing her from getting pregnant.”
Female ejaculatory discharge.
prepUsed to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs.
“Come summer, we would all head off to the coast.”
intjAn exclamation to express annoyance.
“Come, come! Stop crying.”
An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.
“Come, come! You can do it.”
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