come

[kʌm] ( pt came, pp come )

intransitive verb Conjugation
1 [move] Conjugation venir
. [arrive] Conjugation llegar
coming! ¡ahora voy!
the news came as a shock la noticia constituyó un duro golpe
the time has come ha llegado la hora
he doesn't know whether he's coming or going (fig) no sabe si va o viene
2 [reach]
. to come up/down to llegar hasta
the water came up to her thighs el agua le llegaba hasta los muslos
3 [happen] Conjugation pasar
. come what may pase lo que pase
how did you come to fail your exam? ¿cómo es que suspendiste el examen?
4.[become]
to come true hacerse realidad
to come unstuck despegarse
my shoelaces have come undone se me han desatado los cordones
5 [begin gradually]
. to come to do something llegar a hacer algo
6.[be placed in order]
to come first/last in a race llegar el primero/el último en una carrera
she came second in the exam quedó segunda en el examen
P comes before Q la P viene antes de la Q
7 (v inf) [sexually] Conjugation correrse
.
come to think of it ahora que lo pienso

to come

adverb
in (the) days/years to come en días/años venideros

come about

intransitive verb Conjugation

[happen] Conjugation pasar, Conjugation ocurrir
come across

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[find] Conjugation encontrar

come across

intransitive verb Conjugation

[speaker, message]
to come across well/badly causar buena/mala impresión
to come across as something resultar ser algo

come along

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [arrive by chance - opportunity] Conjugation surgir
. [ - bus] Conjugation aparecer, Conjugation llegar
2 [progress] Conjugation ir
. the project is coming along nicely el proyecto va muy bien
come along! expressing encouragement ¡venga!
hurry up ¡date prisa!

come apart

intransitive verb Conjugation

Conjugation deshacerse

come at
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[attack] Conjugation atacar

come back

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [return] Conjugation volver
.
2 [in talk, writing]
. to come back to something volver a algo
3 [memory]
. to come back to somebody volverle a la memoria a alguien
4.[become fashionable again] volver a estar de moda

come by

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

1 [get, obtain] Conjugation conseguir
.
2 [visit, drop in on]
. they came by our house se pasaron por nuestra casa

come down

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [from upstairs] Conjugation bajar
.
2 [decrease] Conjugation bajar
.
3 [descend - plane, parachutist] Conjugation aterrizar
. [ - rain] Conjugation caer
come down to

transitive verb inseparable

reducirse a

come down with

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

Conjugation coger, Conjugation agarrar (enfermedad)

come forward

intransitive verb Conjugation

Conjugation presentarse

come from

transitive verb inseparable

[noise etc] venir de
[person] ser de

come in

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [enter] Conjugation entrar, Conjugation pasar
. come in! ¡pase!
2 [arrive - train, letters, donations] Conjugation llegar
.
3 [be involved] Conjugation entrar
. it's a good plan, but where do I come in? el plan está bien pero ¿dónde encajo yo?
4.[be introduced] entrar en vigor
come in for

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[criticism etc] Conjugation recibir, Conjugation llevarse

come into

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

1 [inherit] Conjugation heredar
.
2 [begin to be]
. to come into being nacer, ver la luz
to come into force entrar en vigor
to come into sight vislumbrarse

come of

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[result from] resultar de
what came of your plans? ¿qué fue de tus planes?

come off

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [button] Conjugation descoserse
. [label] Conjugation despegarse
[lid] Conjugation soltarse
[stain] Conjugation quitarse
2 [plan, joke] salir bien, dar resultado
.
3 [person]
. to come off well/badly salir bien/mal parado

come off

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[medicine] dejar de tomar
come off it! (inf) ¡venga ya!

come on

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [start] Conjugation empezar
. I think I have a cold coming on creo que me estoy constipando
2 [start working - lights, heating] encenderse
.
3 [progress] Conjugation ir
. it's coming on nicely va muy bien
come on! expressing encouragement, urging haste ¡vamos!
expressing disbelief ¡venga ya!

come out

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [screw, tooth] Conjugation caerse
.
2 [stain] Conjugation quitarse
.
3 [become known] salir a la luz
.
4.[appear - product, book, sun] Conjugation salir
[ - film] Conjugation estrenarse
5 [in exam, race etc] Conjugation terminar, Conjugation acabar
. who came out on top? ¿quién acabó ganando?
6.[go on strike] ponerse en huelga
7 [declare publicly]
. to come out for/against something declararse a favor/en contra de algo
8.[as homosexual] declararse homosexual
9.[photograph] Conjugation salir

come out in

transitive verb inseparable

she has come out in spots le han salido unos granos

come out with

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[remark] Conjugation decir

come over

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[subj: feeling] Conjugation sobrevenir
I don't know what has come over her no sé qué le pasa

come over

intransitive verb Conjugation

[to visit] Conjugation pasarse

come round

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [to visit] Conjugation pasarse
.
2 [change opinion]
. to come round (to something) terminar por aceptar (algo)
3 [regain consciousness] volver en sí
.
4.[happen] Conjugation volver

come through

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[difficult situation, period] pasar por, Conjugation atravesar
[operation, war] sobrevivir a

come through

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [arrive] Conjugation llegar
.
2 [survive] Conjugation sobrevivir
.

come to

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

1 [reach]
. to come to an end tocar a su fin
to come to power subir al poder
to come to a decision alcanzar una decisión
2 [amount to] ascender a
. the plan came to nothing el plan se quedó en nada
3 [subj: memory, thought]
. the idea suddenly came to me se me ocurrió la idea de pronto
come to

intransitive verb Conjugation

[regain consciousness] volver en sí

come under

transitive verb inseparable

1 [be governed by] estar bajo
.
2 [heading in book etc] venir en, ir bajo
.
3 [suffer]
. to come under attack ser atacado

come up

intransitive verb Conjugation

1 [name, topic, opportunity] Conjugation surgir
.
2 [be imminent] estar al llegar
.
3 [sun, moon] Conjugation salir
.

come up against

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

Conjugation tropezarse OR toparse con

come upon
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[find] cruzarse con, Conjugation encontrar

come up to

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

1 [approach - in space] acercarse a
. [ - in time]
it's coming up to Christmas/six o'clock nos acercamos a la Navidad/a las seis de la tarde
2 [expectations] estar a la altura de
.

come up with

transitive verb inseparable Conjugation

[idea] salir con
[solution] Conjugation encontrar