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Synonyms for came over


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhm
Phonetic Transcription : kʌm

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Définition of came over

Origin :
  • Old English cuman "come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble" (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, past participle cumen), from Proto-Germanic *kwem- (cf. Old Saxon cuman, Old Frisian kuma, Middle Dutch comen, Dutch komen, Old High German queman, German kommen, Old Norse koma, Gothic qiman), from PIE root *gwa-, *gwem- "to go, come" (cf. Sanskrit gamati "he goes," Avestan jamaiti "goes," Tocharian kakmu "come," Lithuanian gemu "to be born," Greek bainein "to go, walk, step," Latin venire "to come").
  • The substitution of Middle English -o- for Old English -u- before -m-, -n-, or -r- was a scribal habit before minims to avoid misreading the letters in the old style handwriting, which jammed letters. The practice similarly transformed some, monk, tongue, worm. Modern past tense form came is Middle English, probably from Old Norse kvam, replacing Old English cuom.
  • Remarkably productive with prepositions (NTC's "Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs" lists 198 combinations); consider the varied senses in come to "regain consciousness," come over "possess" (as an emotion), come at "attack," come on (interj.) "be serious," and come off "occur." For sexual senses, see cum.
  • As in see : verb accompany, guide
  • As in call : verb visit at residence or business
  • As in come : verb extend, reach
  • As in come by : verb visit someone
  • As in drop in : verb visit
  • As in get : verb come to be
Example sentences :
  • She came over to him presently, standing beside him, saying nothing.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It just came over me, all at once, that I—It was just foolishness.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • While their blankets were being taken off and saddles adjusted, he came over to Allis.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Denmark and Norway, came over and fought on the side of the Fenians at Gaura.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • I came over to see how much ammunition you have for their muskets.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • "No, it looks like one that came over in the ark," retorted Mrs. Glynn.
  • Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Howard left the table and came over to where his father had seated himself.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • When Mattie came over, that afternoon, to make her call, she found the house closed.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Probably you came over with the delayed mail that brings the advice.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • From hence we came over the Ouse, and in a few miles to Newmarket.
  • Extract from : « Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722 » by Daniel Defoe

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