Commentary:
NOTE: Concrete only. Includes: COME ACROSS, COME AWAY, COME BY, COME DOWN, COME IN, COME NEAR, COME ON, COME OUT, COME UP, COME TOGETHER, COME DOWN
Examples:
Come with me!
She finally came home at midnight.
They came a long way on their journey.
His retina came away and he had to be rushed into surgery.
How nice to come across you again!
We frequently come by the neighbor's house for a cup of coffee.
The curtain came down on the diva.
Rain came down from the clouds earlier.
The boat came in to an area of shallow marshes.
They are coming near.
Water came out from the hole in the dam.
His eyes came out a little at that last comment.
That tooth will have to come out.
Smoke came up from the forest fire.
They watched the sun come up.
Her arms came together around her long lost relative.
The sun came through the clouds.
The backpackers came through Denali National Park weary, but
unscathed.
Her hair came to her waist.
The flood waters came up the roof!
Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1
FrameNet: Arriving,Reveal_secret
PropBank: come.01,come.02,come.09
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 9, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_away 1
come_on 2
come_up 3, 6, 10
come_together 1
come_by 1
come_in 1
come_through 1
come_across 3
come_near 2
come_out 3, 8, 11
come_down 1, 3
Commentary:
NOTE: Abstract only. This sense involves a change of state or an abstract change of location. Includes: COME ACROSS, COME AWAY, COME BACK, COME CLOSE, COME IN, COME NEAR, COME OUT, COME DOWN, COME SHORT, COME THROUGH, COME UP TO, COME FORWARD, COME TO, COME TO LIGHT
Examples:
She came away from their argument frustrated.
His old vigor came back.
This comes back to a previous comment of his.
He always comes back with a witty remark.
News came in of the massacre in Rwanda.
She came in with a few clever responses.
Winter is coming near.
The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet.
The words seemed to come out on their own.
The temperature is really coming down.
We finally came through the bureaucracy and talked with the
minister.
Against all odds, he came through his illness.
The enterprise came through in the end.
He first came up to her at a coffee shop.
Young people should come forward and help their peers.
A thought came to me.
Several important points came up in the meeting.
I'm sorry. Something has come up.
His hair came out in tufts.
The clasp came off and the bracelet just came apart.
The tab came to over sixty dollars.
His results came close to the estimate.
She came close to quitting her job.
They came short of a first down.
Young people should come out to the fore and help their peers.
The truth will come out in the end.
His treachery came to light in the end.
The governor came in for a lot of criticism.
His message came across very clearly.
He comes across as arrogant.
Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1
FrameNet: Arriving,Reveal_secret
PropBank: come.01,come.02,come.03,come.09,come.16
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14, 16
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_away 2
come_forward 1
come_off 1
come_up 5, 7
come_close 1, 2
come_in 2, 3, 4
come_short 1
come_through 2, 3, 4
come_to_light 1
come_up_to 1
come_across 2
come_in_for 1
come_to 1
come_near 3
come_out 2, 3, 5, 7, 10
come_down 1
come_back 1, 2, 4
Commentary:
NOTE: This sense involves creation as a result of an event or activity. Includes: COME ABOUT, COME ALONG, COME OFF, COME OUT, COME UP Syntax Includes: NP1[topic[abstract]] COME (ADVP/PP)
Examples:
The rainbow colors just came about as my way of expressing myself.
Did something ever come of John's plan to start a winery?
How is the remodeling of your bathroom coming?
The computer came along and changed the way we do business.
How did your talk come off?
The poster came out really great.
Mappings:
VerbNet: appear-48.1.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: come.03,come.06,come.13
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 13, 15, 17, 19
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_along 1
come_off 2
come_up 2
come_about 1
come_out 4
come_forth 2
Commentary: Includes: COME ALIVE; COME ALONG; COME APART; COME AROUND; COME CLOSE; COME HOME; COME INTO BEING; COME NEAR; COME OFF; COME ON; COME ROUND; COME TO; COME TO LIFE; COME UP
Examples:
Let the water come to a boil.
Your shoe is coming untied.
The trade agreement may come undone due to this scandal.
We came to agree with the new policies.
She came close to quitting her job.
My plants are coming along.
He came around to our point of view.
It really came home to me that she was never coming back.
She came near to fainting.
The patient came to quickly after fainting.
Let me tell you how this newspaper came into being.
The power came on the next day.
The computer finally came up after Will worked on it.
She came down with something on Friday and now she's in the hospital.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: come.04,come.08,come.12
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_round 1
come_along 2
come_off 3
come_up 8
come_alive 1
come_to_life 1
come_home 1
come_into_being 1
come_on 3, 4, 5
come_apart 1
come_to 1, 4
come_near 1
come_down 4
come_around 1
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[theme[inanimate]] COME Includes: COME WITH
Examples:
Do these shoes come in a smaller size?
The furniture comes unassembled.
Prejudice comes in many forms.
The agreement came with a clause allowing both parties to back out within 30 days.
That riddle originally came in the form of a poem.
Russian caviar comes dear.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: come.04,come.05
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_with 1
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 COME FROM NP2[source] Includes: COME FORTH, COME FROM
Examples:
Melons come from a vine.
Prejudice may come from fear.
He comes from a small fishing village in Brazil.
Many modern English words come from either Latin or French.
We hear screams coming from next door.
He came forth from behind the throne.
Part of the enjoyment comes from seeing your work as others do.
Mappings:
VerbNet: appear-48.1.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: come.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 7, 8, 18
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_forth 1, 2
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 COME PP Includes: COME AFTER; COME AROUND; COME BEFORE; COME IN; COME OUT
Examples:
What's the next prime number to come after seven?
Those topics need to come under a new heading.
First comes higher interest rates, then inflation.
Her family always came first, even when she was running the company.
Christmas came around again, as it always does.
No, no, Nixon came before Ford.
John came in third in the state for backstroke.
She came out last in the race.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: come.07
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10, 12, 21
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_after 1, 2
come_in 5
come_out 6
come_before 1
come_around 2
Commentary: Includes: COME ACROSS; COME ON; COME TO MIND; COME UP; COME UPON
Examples:
I came across John in the garden.
She came on the papers by accident.
Ralph came upon your name in the newspaper.
It just came to me that I forgot to deposit these checks.
Just say the first thing that comes to mind.
I came up with a new name for our band.
I came up with this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: come.11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_upon 1
come_to_mind 1
come_up 1, 9
come_across 1
Examples:
He came several times.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 20
Commentary: Includes: COME DOWN; COME IN HANDY; COME OF AGE; COME TO LIFE;COME OUT; COME OUT OF THE CLOSET; COME TO GRIPS; COME TO HAND; COME TO THE FORE;
Examples:
You look like you're coming down with a cold.
The critics came down hard on the leading man.
That tape sure came in handy.
He will have access to his trust fund when he comes of age.
His parents were very supportive when he came out.
Why doesn't he come out of the closet and admit he's gay?
This lighting makes the painting come to life.
You need to come to grips with your alcoholism.
Just use the first thing that comes to hand.
The need for evidence-led practice has come to the fore in work with the young.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: come.10,come.14
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_to_life 2
come_to_hand 1
come_out_of_the_closet 1
come_to_the_fore 1
come_of_age 1
come_down 4, 5
come_out 9
come_in_handy 1
come_to_grips 1
Commentary: Includes: COME BACK; COME BY; COME DOWN; COME INTO; COME UP; COME TO; COME ON; COME UPON
Examples:
They came back to win the game.
I wish I could come back with a witty remark.
How did you come by this rare vase?
It comes down to this: I just don't like him.
How will you come up with the cash?
When it comes to Harry Potter, Meredith is the expert.
She came upon a large inheritance.
She came on at the funeral.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Becoming_aware,Waking_up
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
come_up 11, 12
come_upon 2
come_by 2
come_on 1
come_into 1
come_to 2, 3
come_down 2, 5
come_back 3