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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Episode 1, for example, comes over as a political thriller with horror tropes where Prime Minister Adolfo Saúrez battles in 1976 to persuade – or bribe – a Francoist parliament to vote itself out of existence. John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 Al Henderson, president of the DFW Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Association, said the idea of the day came over a decade ago when Platte and McDaniel suggested having a day to honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026 One of her sisters, who also has a baby, came over, too. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Mia is really acting out her character and has butt pads so lumpy that Michelle Visage got up off her couch to come over to the Hamptons to yell at her. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 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 30 Mar. 2026.

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