COME

COME

1. Come about: suceder

   • How did this situation come about?

2. Come across: encontrarse con algo/alguien de casualidad

   • I came across an old diary in her desk

3. Come along: llegar, aparecer

   • A bus should come along any minute now

4. Come apart/away/ off: romperse

   • I picked the toy up and it came apart

5. Come around / round: visit

   • I'll come around later and see how you are

6. Come back: volver

   • There's nothing I can do to make him come back

7. Come by

   • Conseguir
     • How did you come by these pictures?
   • Visitar poco tiempo
     • He said he'd come by later

8. Come down: bajar, caerse

   • A lot of trees came down in the storm

9. Come in: llegar

   • What time does your train come in?

10. Come into: heredar

    • She'll come into quite a lot of money when her father dies

11. Come off: caerse

    • Dyson came off his bike but wasn't badly hurt

12. Come on: start

    • The rain came on just before lunchtime

13. Come out: salir a la luz

    • No doubt the truth will come out one day

14. Come over: visit

    • Do you want to come over on Friday evening?

15. Come through: survive

    • If he comes through the operation OK, He shoud be back to normal within a month

16. Come to

    • Decidir
      • We came to the conclusion that she was guilty
    • Pararse
      • You must come to a stop when you see this signal
    • Darse cuenta, recordar
      • The answer came to me in a flash

17. Come up with: pensar

    • Is that the better excuse you can come up with?

18. Come up

    • Acercarse
      • One of the teachers came up and started talking to me
    • Surgir
      • I'm afraid I'll have to cancel our date - something's come up

19. Come up for: ser discutido, examinado

    • This matter will come up for discussion at next month's meeting