come over
(MOVE) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
C1 to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone: Come over here! Are your family coming over from Greece for the wedding?Advancing and moving forward
(Definition of come over (MOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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come out phrasal verb (RESULT)
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come out phrasal verb (SOCIAL EVENT)
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come out phrasal verb (STOP WORK)
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come out with sth phrasal verb
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come over phrasal verb (FEEL)
- come over phrasal verb (MOVE)
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come over phrasal verb (SEEM)
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come over sb phrasal verb
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come rain or shine idiom
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come round phrasal verb (BECOME CONSCIOUS)
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come round phrasal verb (CHANGE YOUR MIND)
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Synonyms and related words:
- advance noun (MOVEMENT)
- advance verb (MOVE FORWARD)
- advancing adjective
- beeline noun
- come up phrasal verb (MOVE TOWARDS)
- gain on sb/sth phrasal verb
- gravitate towards/to sth/sb phrasal verb
- head off phrasal verb
- head verb (GO)
- make towards sth/sb phrasal verb
- proceed verb
- push noun (STRONG MOVEMENT)
- push verb (MOVE WITH FORCE)
- roll verb (MOVE)
- run verb (TRAVEL)
- slide verb (MOVE)
- slip verb (SLIDE)
- stream verb (FLOW)
- surge noun
- troop verb
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