to move or travel to the place where the speaker or listener is
"Please come inside and have a seat," the host said.
My cousins come to our house every summer for a big barbecue.
✦ Old English ‘cuman’ meaning ‘to move with the purpose of reaching, to arrive’.
to happen or occur, often suddenly or unexpectedly
Bad weather can come without warning in the mountains.
A great idea suddenly came to him during lunch.
to have a particular place as your origin
My parents come from Brazil.
This cheese comes from a small village in France.
to be available, produced, or sold in a particular form, size, or color
The shoes come in three different colors.
Does this laptop come with a protective case?
to reach or achieve a particular state, condition, or result
After years of training, she has come to respect her limits.
The meeting came to an end at noon.
used to greet someone arriving or entering
“Welcome! Come in and make yourself comfortable,” the host said.
The tour guide greeted the group with a cheerful "Welcome to the museum!"
the final result of an action, event, or situation
After months of training, the final race outcome surprised everyone.
We will know the election outcome tonight when all votes are counted.
✦ From out + come, first recorded in Middle English in the sense ‘an act of coming out’. The modern meaning of ‘result’ appeared in the 18th century.
in probability or science, one possible result that can happen in an experiment, test, or event
When you flip a coin, "heads" is one possible outcome.
The teacher asked the class to list all six outcomes of rolling a die.
