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come

 
/kʌm/ v [I] (past tense came /keɪm/, past participle come) (APPROACH)

Definition

to move or travel toward the speaker or with the speaker: Will you come here, please? Did you come here by car? Come on in! The water’s great. Are you coming over to my house tonight? Is he coming to the movies with us? The man is coming to fix the dryer this afternoon. He came rushing over when I fell. coming
 
/ˈkʌm·ɪŋ/ adj
We look forward to even greater success in the coming year.
(Definition of come v (APPROACH) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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