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# come

verb (come, comes, came, coming)

«come» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To come is to move towards here, to the person speaking: Come here! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#m1)
2. To come is to arrive or join a place: The bus is coming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#m2)
3. To come is to happen or be in an order: Spring comes after winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#m3)
4. To come from is to have a place as home or start: She comes from Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#m4)

### In the lessons

things or people joining a group («4 more came» = add); «come together» = add, «go away» = subtract; in counting «what comes after 9?»; in everyday life «come in», «come on», «come back», «come from»; in stories visitors come and go

### Examples

- Coming together: add. Going away: subtract. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x1)
- 5 children were playing and 4 more came. How many children are playing now? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x2)
- Then 3 ducks come to the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x3)
- Come here, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x4)
- Which number comes after 19? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x5)
- My cousin comes from New Zealand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x6)
- Can you come to my party? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x7)
- Summer comes after spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x8)
- Come back before dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x9)
- Presently he heard steps coming upstairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/#x10)

### Note

«come», «come together» = the group grows: add. Trap: «come out of» or «come off» means leaving: subtract. Past form «came», not «comed».

## In Jewish tradition

things or people joining a group («4 more came» = add); «come together» = add, «go away» = subtract; in counting «what comes after 9?»; in everyday life «come in», «come on», «come back», «come from»; in stories visitors come and go

### Examples

- And Laban came up with Jacob. (Torah GEN.31.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/come/#x1)
- And he came near, and kissed him. (Torah GEN.27.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/come/#x2)
- Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. (Torah EXO.17.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/come/#x3)
- No evil shall come upon us'? (Prophets MIC.3.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/come/#x4)
- And he returned, and came to Achish. (Prophets 1SA.27.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/come/#x5)
- Wherefore they came back, and told him. (Prophets 2KI.9.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/come/#x6)

### Note

«come», «come together» = the group grows: add. Trap: «come out of» or «come off» means leaving: subtract. Past form «came», not «comed».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «come» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/come/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«come» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/come.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «come» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/come/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«come» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/come.html) on Mova free.