came
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
An inflected form of come · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 100 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 251,690 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.120% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody also: come up He came singing down the roadCome with me to the Casbah
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress also: arrive, get She arrived home at 7 o'clockShe didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
- come to pass; arrive, as in due course The first success came three days laterIt came as a shock
- reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position The water came to a boilWe came to understand the true meaning of life
- to be the product or result also: follow Melons come from a vineUnderstanding comes from experience
- be found or available These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled
came in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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So many travelers came this way today.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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A curious sensation of terror came over me.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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A sentence of it came to the boy's struggling mind.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Quickly he crouched behind the fence, and the aged look came back into his face.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1