come at

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm at]
- /kʌm æt/
- /kʌm ət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm at]
- /kʌm æt/

Definitions of come at words

phrasal verb come at If a person or animal comes at you, they move towards you in a threatening way and try to attack you. 3
verb come at to discover or reach (facts, the truth, etc) 3
verb come at to attack (a person) 3
verb come at to agree to do (something) 3
verb come at to stomach, tolerate 3
verb come at to presume; impose 3

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Origin of come at

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English comen, Old English cuman; cognate with Dutch komen, German kommen, Gothic qiman, Old Norse koma, Latin venīre (see avenue), Greek baínein (see basis), Sanskrit gácchati (he) goes

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Parts of speech for Come at

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Come at

come at popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for come at

verb come at

accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.

All 17 Synonyms of come at