v. come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"

v. be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"

v. reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"

v. cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"

v. experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"

v. extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"

v. enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

v. be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"

v. to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"

v. come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

v. proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

adv. near in time, place, or relationship; "The end draws nigh"

adv. at close range

adv. "She is always about"

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

adj. very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

adj. with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

v. direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"

v. advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

v. be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

v. express greetings upon meeting someone

v. move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"

v. move with a low humming noise

v. be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"

v. travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

v. be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger"

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

v. come into fashion; become fashionable

v. come from

v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

v. encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

v. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

v. come to the surface

v. be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

adj. closely enveloping or surrounding on all sides

adj. pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson

adj. located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

adj. close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

adj. close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand"

adj. having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

adj. set close together: "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"

adj. comparative of "close"; indicating that one of two that is the shorter distance away

adj. superlative of "close"; indicating that one of several that is the shortest distance away

adj. very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

adj. being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"

adj. close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"

adj. located on or directed toward the left; "a car with left-hand drive"

adj. very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

adj. very close and convivial; "boon companions"

adj. (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"

adj. held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit"

adj. denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"

adj. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

v. go away or leave

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

v. retreat

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

adj. at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"

adj. very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times"

adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

adj. far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"