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

Examples of come over in a Sentence

come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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But in terms of the fact that every weekend at my house was like a revolving door of people coming over and wine and food—that was pretty much my whole childhood. Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025 O'Heir and Offerman's reunion comes over a decade after Parks and Recreation's finale aired in February 2015. Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 On the first power play, Buium missed the net on one chance, tried to go one-on-one with no support from his teammates and slipped coming over the blue line for a turnover and soon after missed catching a drop pass. Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 The medical staff came over to tend to Vokolek as players gathered around him. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come over

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of come over was in 1576

Cite this Entry

“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20over. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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