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

On the latest episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast Dinner's on Me, the Modern Family star reminisced to guest Mary Elizabeth Ellis about a time Lane came over to his house for dinner, and the Only Murders in the Building alum did not hold back in front of Ferguson's children. —Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026

Hours go by because people come over, and the sane ones go home, and some come back. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026

Waves of sleet and freezing rain are accumulating across North Texas on Saturday morning, with more to come over the next 24 hours. —Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026

Smith, 41, is coming over from holding the same assistant GM role with the Atlanta Falcons the past three seasons. —David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 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