Phrasal Verbs with COME

COME | GET | GO | PUT | TAKE | TURN

come about

(intransitive) to happen

How did that come about?

come across

(inseparable) to find by chance

As Max was cleaning up his room he came across Mary's phone number.

come along

(intransitive) to progress

Things are coming along well at work these days.

come along

(intransitive) to accompany someone who takes the lead

Ralph asked me to come along on the trip, but I decided not to.

come along

(intransitive) to appear

Max was quite happy until Mary came along.

come around

(intransitive) to change one?s opinion or position

After our long debate, Max finally came around to my point of view.

come back

(intransitive) to return to a place one has been before; to return to a previous activity

Max left our office, but quickly came back after discovering he had left his keys here.

come back

(intransitive) to be restored

I was sick and weak, but now I feel better and my strength is coming back.

come back

(intransitive) to recall

I think I remember that story. It's all coming back to me now.

come back

(intransitive) to even the score (sports)

France came back to beat England after being down 1-0 all game.

come back

(intransitive) to reply, retort

When Max criticized Mary, Mary came back with some very sharp criticism of Max.

come by

(intransitive) to visit informally

I was in the neighborhood so I thought I would come by to see how you were doing.

come by

(inseparable) to obtain (accidentally)

I'm not sure how I came by this hat, but I've had it for years.

come down

(intransitive) to descend, fall, go down

It?s been hot all day. Finally the temperature is starting to come down a bit.

come down

(intransitive) to precipitate, fall from clouds

Snow has been coming down for about 2 hours now.

come down

(intransitive) to reduce to the essential element

In politics everything really just comes down to the economy.

come down

(intransitive) to become sick

Max came down with the flu.

come down

(intransitive) to criticize

Max came down on Mary for not washing the dishes after dinner.

come in

(intransitive) to arrive, get in

News came in that next year's car models have just come in.

come in

(intransitive) to place in a race or contest

Frank came in second in the Boston Marathon.

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