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| come across |
discover by accident or chance |
They came across some lost Mayan ruins in the jungle. |
| come across |
initially seem or have the appearance |
He comes across as rather rude, but he isn't. |
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| come by |
get, receive, optain |
How did you come by that new Mercedes? |
| come by |
visit a person at their house |
I'll come by later this afternoon. |
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| come down to |
be passed on to by inheritance |
Mariacame down to some money that her grandma left her |
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| come down with |
become sick with |
He came down with the flu. |
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| come into + |
inherit |
He came into a large sum of money when his aunt died. |
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| come off |
fall off, break off |
The handle came off the suitcase when I picked it up. |
| ome off |
succeed |
The smaller dog actually came off better with only few scratches |
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| come out |
appear |
I didn't see the car at first. It came out of nowhere. |
| come out |
begin to blossom |
the flowes came out early this year |
| come out |
turn out, end up |
The pictures came out great. |
| come out |
remove stain |
finally the wine stain came out with warm milk |
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| come round (over) |
visit someone at their house
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Why don't you come round after work for dinner. |
| come over |
recover consciousness |
Don't worry! She faints all the time. She always comes to after a few minutes. |
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| come to |
amounttoatotal |
the bill came to a total of 100 dollars |
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| come up to |
be mentioned, arise, occur |
I wanted a new car but i couldn't come up with the money |
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| come up to |
approach; to equal |
The job offer didn't come up to her expectations. |
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| come up with |
produce or create (an idea, a plan) |
She came up with a great proposal for the new advertising campaign. |
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