Synonyms for

Comes

Verb / kʌmz / Another word for comes — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The word 'comes' is the third-person singular form of the verb 'come,' which means to move or travel towards someone or something.

Synonyms & similar words

descend seminalfluid do get total amount follow ejaculate fall addup occur makeout cum fare leave semen issueforth arrive seed hail go number come comein derive arrives approaches reaches enters presents materializes lands visits returns appears

Synonyms by register

Formal

arrives appears emerges

Informal

shows up turns up lands

Literary

hails descends

Antonyms

leaves departs exits goes vanishes disappears

Common collocations

  • comes to mind
  • comes to pass
  • comes into being
  • comes to power
  • comes to an end
  • comes to a head
  • comes to light
  • comes to terms

Word family

noun coming
verb come

Usage note

The word 'comes' is the third-person singular present tense of 'come'. It indicates arrival or appearance. Be mindful of its idiomatic uses in phrases.

Example sentences

  1. She comes to visit her grandmother on weekends.
  2. The bus comes at 8 o'clock every morning.
  3. The cat comes running when I shake its treat bag.
  4. My dad comes home from work tired.
  5. The sun comes up in the morning and goes down at night.

Quotes

  • Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. - Henry David Thoreau
  • A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. - Serena Williams
  • Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. - Barack Obama

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