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

Synonyms

• 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

Journal comes over from iOS to help organise your thoughts and ideas—no doubt with some Continuity for synchronising, and a new Phone app supports calls and messaging again through Continuity. —Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

Tyrese Martin, who came over with Hurley from Rhode Island, went in the second round in 2022 and established himself with the Brooklyn Nets last year. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025

For those looking to find out about New England ancestors who came over on other ships during this period, the best source of information is the New England Historic Genealogical Society (a.k.a. —Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025

But the cheater came over yesterday, spur of the moment. —R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 19 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for come over

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