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

The Latino political firsts kept coming over the next 20 years, now reaching a pinnacle with Becerra’s win. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

In terms of transfer players, the team will have point guard Acaden Lewis coming over from Villanova. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Peggy comes over to talk about getting the first printing of her book. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

His efforts paid off, as Camila left her friends and came over to Matthew’s table. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 31 Oct. 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