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

Synonyms

• 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 final straw for the City Council came over the summer, when city officials learned that the roof was at risk of caving in because of unpermitted construction work done at the site. —Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025

As Knight was tangled up with Uso near the announcer-side ropes, Jey’s brother Jimmy came over to keep him in the match. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Williams, the former two-time National League Reliever of the Year, came over from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade for third baseman Caleb Durbin (who will soon receive some Rookie of the Year votes) and former All-Star pitcher Nestor Cortes (who pitched just twice in a Brewers uniform). —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025

While reflecting on the situation in Abducted in Plain Sight, Mary Ann says Gail came over on Christmas Eve of 1974 and threatened to expose Bob’s affair with Berchtold if the charges weren't dismissed. —Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for come over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover