come over

verb

came over; come over; coming over; comes over
Synonyms of come overnext

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?

Examples of come over in a Sentence

come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Then Mia came over to accept the flowers with a smile. Staff Author, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 Will Rexer, our director of photography, would come over a lot too. Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025 There's nobody coming over the horizon to disarm them. NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025 Kings guard Russell Westbrook came over to help out and attempted to take the charge. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come over

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at intransitive 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 27 Dec. 2025.

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