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

transitive verb

: to seize suddenly and strangely

What's come over you?

Synonyms of come over

• visit
• run in
• run (over)
• stop (by or in)
• drop by
• come by
• pop (in)

Examples of come over in a Sentence

come over sometime and I'll show you my garden

Recent Examples on the Web

And that means finding the next person — at this point, any person — to fill the voids that will come over the final eight games of the season. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026

Judith Mast, Arielle’s mother, confirmed in her short testimony that Emile came over and told them about the call that morning. —Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026

Joseph's arrest comes over a decade after his older brother Josh confessed to molesting multiple young girls, including sisters Jill (Duggar) Dillard and Jessa (Duggar) Seewald, as a teenager. —Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026

The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Rhymes for come over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover