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

Joe Cullen, the team's defensive line coach, came over to talk to him, putting his hand on Jones' shoulder, as coaches are wont to do. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

The strike came over a year after a ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and the Hamas militant group, a period during which Israel continued to launch deadly strikes on the enclave. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Their consecutive sacks came over two seasons; Jones went on his sack rampage from Week 5 through Week 16. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

The real estate listing comes over nine months after the center closed to the public. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 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