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come, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Skip to main content Factsheet Etymology Meaning & use Pronunciation Forms Frequency Phrasal verbs Compounds & derived words Dictionary Historical Thesaurus Factsheet Quotations Hide all quotations Factsheet What does the verb come mean? There are 76 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb come , eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. come has developed meanings and uses in subjects including law (Old English) genetics (Old English) plants (Middle English) malting (Middle English) nautical (mid 1500s) food and cooking (late 1500s) animals (mid 1600s) horses and riding (mid 1600s) See meaning & use How common is the verb come ? About 800 occurrences per million words in modern written English 1750 910 1760 850 1770 750 1780 660 1790 690 1800 680 1810 730 1820 720 1830 730 1840 780 1850 820 1860 930 1870 970 1880 990 1890 1100 1900 1100 1910 1100 1920 1000 1930 1000 1940 940 1950 860 1960 780 1970 730 1980 700 1990 720 2000 810 2010 810 See frequency What is the etymology of the verb come ? come is a word inherited from Germanic . See etymology What is the earliest known use of the verb come ? Earliest known use Old English The earliest known use of the verb come is in the Old English period (pre-1150). It is also recorded as a noun from the Old English period (pre-1150). See meaning & use How is the verb come pronounced? British English /kʌm/ kum U.S. English /kəm/ kum See pronunciation Nearby entries combustious, adj. 1593–1829 combustive, adj. 1599– combustor, n. 1892– combustuous, adj. 1611–19 combusture, n. 1609 combwise, adv. 1562– comby, adj. 1773– come, n.¹ Old English– come, n.² 1578 come, adj. 1564– come, v. Old English– come-again, n. & adj. 1606– come-all-ye, n. 1892– come-all-you, n. 1887– come-along, n. 1845– come-and-go, adj. & n. 1793– come-at-ability, n. 1760– come-at-able, adj. ?1685– come-at-ableness, n. 1837– come-back, n.¹ & int. 1811– comeback, n.² 1864– Browse more nearby entries Etymology Thank you for visiting Oxford English Dictionary To continue reading, please sign in below or purchase a subscription. After purchasing, please sign in below to access the content. 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View our subscription options Personal account Access or purchase personal subscriptions Get our newsletter Save searches Set display preferences Sign in Register Institutional access Sign in through your institution Sign in with library card Sign in with username / password Recommend to your librarian Institutional account management Sign in as administrator on Oxford Academic Entry history for come, v. come, v. was revised in June 2017. come, v. was last modified in March 2026. Revision of the OED is a long-term project, and oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include: corrections and revisions to definitions, especially to improve clarity, accuracy, or intelligibility; new or updated quotation evidence, and reverified or redated bibliographical information; new or updated pronunciations (transcriptions and audio files); new or revised etymological information and improved coverage of variant spellings; new senses or phrases added in print and online updates since OED2 (1989). Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into come, v. in March 2026. Earlier versions of this entry were published in: OED First Edition (1891) Find out more OED Second Edition (1989) Find out more View come, v. in OED Second Edition Cite Permanent link: Chicago 18 Oxford English Dictionary , “ ,” , . Copy to clipboard Copied to clipboard MLA 9 “ ” Oxford English Dictionary , Oxford UP, , . Copy to clipboard Copied to clipboard APA 7 Oxford University Press. (n.d.). In Oxford English dictionary . 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Old English– come-again, n. & adj. 1606– come-all-ye, n. 1892– come-all-you, n. 1887– come-along, n. 1845– come-and-go, adj. & n. 1793– come-at-ability, n. 1760– come-at-able, adj. ?1685– come-at-ableness, n. 1837– come-back, n.¹ & int. 1811– comeback, n.² 1864– Browse more nearby entries