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Coming

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Definitions for Coming

noun
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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  1. the hunter's approach scattered the geese
noun
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
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  1. the advent of the computer
noun
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
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  1. the approach of winter
noun
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
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orgasm climax sexual climax
adjective
of the relatively near future
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  1. the approaching election
  2. this coming Thursday
  3. the forthcoming holidays
  4. the upcoming spring fashions
verb
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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come come up
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  1. He came singing down the road
  2. Come with me to the Casbah
  3. come down here!
  4. come out of the closet!
  5. come into the room
verb
reach a destination
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  1. arrive by movement or progress
  2. She arrived home at 7 o'clock
  3. She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
verb
come to pass
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  1. arrive, as in due course
  2. The first success came three days later
  3. It came as a shock
  4. Dawn comes early in June
verb
reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
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  1. The water came to a boil
  2. We came to understand the true meaning of life
  3. Their anger came to a boil
  4. I came to realize the true meaning of life
  5. The shoes came untied
  6. come into contact with a terrorist group
  7. his face went red
  8. your wish will come true
verb
to be the product or result
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  1. Melons come from a vine
  2. Understanding comes from experience
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be found or available
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  1. These shoes come in three colors
  2. The furniture comes unassembled
verb
come forth
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issue forth come
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  1. A scream came from the woman's mouth
  2. His breath came hard
verb
be a native of
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  1. She hails from Kalamazoo
verb
extend or reach
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  1. The water came up to my waist
  2. The sleeves come to your knuckles
verb
exist or occur in a certain point in a series
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  1. Next came the student from France
verb
cover a certain distance
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  1. She came a long way
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come under, be classified or included
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  1. fall into a category
  2. This comes under a new heading
verb
happen as a result
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  1. Nothing good will come of this
verb
add up in number or quantity
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  1. The bills amounted to $2,000
  2. The bill came to $2,000
verb
develop into
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come add up amount
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  1. This idea will never amount to anything
  2. nothing came of his grandiose plans
verb
be received
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come come in
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  1. News came in of the massacre in Rwanda
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come to one's mind
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  1. suggest itself
  2. It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
  3. A great idea then came to her
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come from
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  1. be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
  2. She was descended from an old Italian noble family
  3. he comes from humble origins
verb
proceed or get along
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do fare make out come get along
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  1. How is she doing in her new job?
  2. How are you making out in graduate school?
  3. He's come a long way
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experience orgasm
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  1. she could not come because she was too upset
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have a certain priority
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  1. My family comes first

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