come Significado & definición

Significado de come en español

• 0 to move or travel towards a person who is speaking -- venir

  • Come here.

  • Can you come to my party?

  • Here comes Adam (= Adam is coming).

• 1 to arrive somewhere -- venir

  • I’ve come to see Mr Curtis.

  • Has the paper come yet?

• 2 to go somewhere with the person who is speaking -- venir

  • Come with us later.

• 3 to be available to buy in a particular colour, size, etc. -- venir

  • Do these socks come in any other colour?

• 4 to have a particular position in a competition or list -- acabar, llegar

  • Our team came third.

• 5 to happen -- llegar

  • Spring has come early this year.

• 6 to reach a state, or change to a different state -- llegar

  • I was sad when the evening came to an end.

  • I came to the conclusion that the relationship wasn’t working.

• 7 to become separated or removed from something -- romperse

  • The book came apart in my hands.

  • The handle came off.

• 8 used to ask why something has happened -- ¿cómo es que?

  • How come you didn’t go to the party?

• 9 to move toward a speaker or a place mentioned by the speaker -- venir

  • Please come here. Por favor ven aquí.

  • Would you like to come to the lake with us? ¿Te gustaría venir al lago con nosotros?

  • Someone was coming along the path. Alguien venía por el camino.

  • Kids, come and get your backpacks. Niños, venid y coged vuestras sus mochilas.

  • Look, here comes Chris! ¡Mira, ahí viene Chris!

• 10 to happen or occur -- pasar

  • First came the heat, and then came the fires. Primero vino el calor, y después ocurrieron los fuegos.

  • Her remarks came as a surprise to me. Sus comentarios me pasaron por sorpresa.

• 11 to change or start to be in a particular state -- llegar

  • Everything must come to an end. Todo debe llegar a su fin.

  • a new law that comes into force next month una nueva ley que entrará en vigencia el próximo mes

  • My shoe had come untied. Mi zapato se había desatado.

• 12 to be at or reach a particular level or position -- llegar

  • Flood water came as high as the second floor. El agua de la inundación llegó tan alto como el segundo piso.

  • G comes before H in the alphabet. La G llega antes que la H en el alfabeto.

• 13 to exist or be sold in a particular form -- estar

  • a shirt that comes in three different colors una camisa que está en tres colores diferentes

• 14 to win after being in a losing position -- venir desde atrás

  • They came from behind to win the championship. Ellos vinieron desde atrás para ganar el campeonato.

• 15 to be easy for sb to do -- surgir con naturalidad

  • Doing math came naturally to him. Hacer matemáticas le surge con naturalidad.

• 16 used to ask how or why -- ¿Cómo es eso?

  • “She’s decided not to do it.” “Oh, how come?” “Ella ha decidido no hacerlo.” “¿Oh cómo es eso?”

• 17 about to happen -- ocurrir

  • Life would be hard in the weeks to come. La vida sería difícil en las próximas semanas.