ALL meanings of came
came
C c - noun came Came is the past tense of come. 3
- noun came a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light 3
- abbreviation CAME come 3
- noun came a lead strip used to fasten together panes of glass, as in stained-glass windows 3
- verb came simple past tense of come. 1
- noun came Slang: Vulgar. semen. 1
- verb without object came to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
- verb without object came to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
- verb without object came to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1
- verb without object came to move into view; appear. 1
- verb without object came to extend; reach: The dress comes to her knees. 1
- verb without object came to take place; occur; happen: Success comes to those who strive. 1
- verb without object came to occur at a certain point, position, etc.: Tuesday comes after Monday. Her aria comes in the third act. 1
- verb without object came to be available, produced, offered, etc.: Toothpaste comes in a tube. 1
- verb without object came to occur to the mind: The idea just came to me. 1
- verb without object came to befall: They promised no harm would come to us. 1
- verb without object came to issue; emanate; be derived: Peaches come from trees. Good results do not come from careless work. 1
- verb without object came to arrive or appear as a result: This comes of carelessness. 1
- verb without object came to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition: to come into popular use. 1
- verb without object came to do or manage; fare: She's coming along well with her work. 1
- verb without object came to enter into being or existence; be born: The baby came at dawn. 1
- verb without object came to have been a resident or to be a native of (usually followed by from): She comes from Florida. 1
- verb without object came to become: His shoes came untied. 1
- verb without object came to seem to become: His fears made the menacing statues come alive. The work will come easy with a little practice. 1
- verb without object came (used in the imperative to call attention or to express impatience, anger, remonstrance, etc.): Come, that will do! 1
- verb without object came to germinate, as grain. 1
- verb without object came Informal. to have an orgasm. 1
- verb with object came Chiefly British. to do; perform; accomplish. 1
- verb with object came Informal. to play the part of: to come the grande dame. 1
- idioms came come and go, to occur briefly or suddenly but never for long; appear and disappear. 1
- idioms came come down on the side of, to support or favor: I want to come down on the side of truth and justice. 1
- idioms came come home, Nautical. (of an anchor) to begin to drag. (of an object) to move when hauled upon. 1
- idioms came come off, Informal. to happen; occur. to reach the end; acquit oneself: to come off with honors. to be given or completed; occur; result: Her speech came off very well. to succeed; be successful: The end of the novel just doesn't come off. 1
- idioms came come off it, Informal. to stop being wrong, foolish, or pretentious; be truthful or honest: Come off it—we know you're as poor as the rest of us. 1
- idioms came come to pass, to happen; occur. 1
- idioms came come what may, no matter what may happen; regardless of any opposition, argument, or consequences: Come what may, he will not change his mind. 1
- idioms came where one is coming from, Slang. where the source of one's beliefs, attitudes, or feelings lies: It's hard to understand where your friend is coming from when he says such crazy things. 1
- noun came Simple past form of come. 1
- noun came A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together. 0
- verb came simple past tense of cum. 0
- preposition came Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation. 0