come over

verb

came over; come over; coming over; comes over

intransitive verb

1
a
: to change from one side (as of a controversy) to the other
b
: to visit casually : drop in
come over whenever you like
2
British : become

Examples of come over in a Sentence

come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
Recent Examples on the Web In a first-person tell-all article in Rolling Stone last year, Evans said Daniels emailed, texted and ultimately called her from Trump’s suite asking her to come over and join them. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024 And trust, if everyone is executing, can come over time. Byandy Dunn, Fortune, 9 May 2024 Idaho Murders Timeline: Everything to Know About the Case Couch recalled receiving a university alert about a possible homicide on King Road and the fear that came over her. Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 His henchmen came over for dinner sometimes, but that didn’t count. Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 At one point, Mike Conley came over to receive instruction from Finch before subbing back into the game. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024 Williams texted Todd, telling her Faith was having trouble sleeping and asked her to come over to help. Kelly Heinzerling, ABC News, 3 May 2024 As the track played, quizzical expressions came over a few jurors’ faces. Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 May 2024 The exchange went on until O’Dowd’s first-year coach came over and told his player to stop. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of come over was in 1576

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“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20over. Accessed 15 May. 2024.

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