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For the verb: "to come"

Simple Past:	came
Past Participle:	come

come
A	verb
	1	come
			come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚come ╚fall; descend; settle
	2	come
			be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
		Category Tree: exist; be ╚come
	3	come
			happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
		Category Tree: be ╚prove; turn out; turn up ╚result; ensue ╚come
	4	come
			reach a state, relation, or condition; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"
		Category Tree: change ╚come
	5	come
			have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
		Category Tree: be ╚rank ╚come
	6	occur, come
			come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
		Category Tree: become ╚occur, come
	7	come
			cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚come
	8	come, come up
			move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚come, come up ╚approach; near; come on; go up; draw near; draw close; come near ╚approach; come near ╚address; accost; come up to ╚emanate
	9	arrive, get, come
			reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

	10	come, come in
			be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
		Category Tree: arrive; get; come ╚come, come in
	11	come
			experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚participate; take part ╚experience; undergo; see; go through ╚come
	12	do, fare, make out, come, get along
			proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚proceed; go ╚do, fare, make out, come, get along
	13	come, follow
			to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
		Category Tree: become ╚originate; arise; rise; develop; uprise; spring up; grow ╚come, follow
	14	come, add up, amount
			develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"
		Category Tree: change ╚transform; transmute; metamorphose ╚become; turn ╚come, add up, amount ╚aggregate
	15	total, number, add up, come, amount
			add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
		Category Tree: be ╚total, number, add up, come, amount ╚make ╚average; average out ╚outnumber ╚work out
	16	come
			extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
		Category Tree: be ╚run; go; pass; lead; extend ╚come
	17	fall, come
			come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
		Category Tree: be ╚fall, come
	18	come
			enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"; "I came to see his point of view"; "her face went red with anger"; "The knot came loose"; "Your wish will come true"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚become; go; get ╚come
	19	derive, come, descend
			come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

	20	hail, come
			be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
		Category Tree: be ╚hail, come
	21	come
			exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"
		Category Tree: be ╚come
	22	issue forth, come
			come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

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