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

Gloria frequently came over to cook for him, Choice said. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025

Bradden was in his first year as a coach for the Cornhuskers, having come over from the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. —Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

But the tensest exchange came over 11 minutes of missing bodycam footage, specifically of the transport of the evidence from McDonald's to the police station, when Wasser allegedly turned her camera off. —Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

Carr came over to cool down the situation, but Davis eventually pushed him away. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025

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