comes (to) 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of come (to)

comes to

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of come to
as in comes around
to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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Recent Examples of comes (to)
Verb
An American who knows nothing about real football comes to the place where it was invented and attempts to tell the creators of the sport how to play. — Jay Martel, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026 The Lucky Brand x Madhappy collection comes to life in a campaign shot in California by photographer Gillian Garcia. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Chris Sale comes to the mound today looking to keep Los Angeles off the scoreboard. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Keeley comes to walk him out of his office wearing ruby red heels. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Auburn will need to get it together quickly because Florida comes to town this week and the October slate includes Tennessee (road), Georgia (road), LSU (home) and Ole Miss (road). — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 My mom’s longtime favorite flip-flops have a super impressive discount today, so act fast to snap them up before summer officially comes to a close. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG is warning of far-reaching consequences. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 The first use case that comes to mind for me is knowledge distribution at the shift level. — Harmjan Derksen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes (to)
Verb
  • These protests attracted the interest of the Council of Europe, the international organisation set up in 1949 to uphold human rights and the rule of law in Europe which now numbers 46 members, including the United Kingdom.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Launched in 1973 in Scotts Valley, the Erik’s empire now numbers 29 restaurants and stretches from the Monterey Peninsula to Sacramento County.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Price optimization means choosing prices that advance business goals, such as increasing profits, attracting shoppers or clearing unsold goods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Before any cymbal leaves the factory, a shokunin strikes it and listens, comparing its sound against a pristine reference by ear.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • That the university is prepared to sacrifice a vital cultural resource in order to save a relatively small amount of money strikes me — and others as singularly short-sighted and ill-advised.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The practical point is that an assumption behind a decision can change outside your organization, sometimes before your own approval cycle comes around again.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • News of the streaming rights comes around a month after Microsoft announced some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There’s also a Creators hub, which aggregates content from top digital creators.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • According to Metacritic, a website that aggregates reviews of movies and TV shows, 94 percent of the reviews of Severance were positive and none was negative.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Heyes Peak collection comprises five styles for men and women including a jacket, parka, hooded jacket and three-in-one parka, some featuring scalloped quilting.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Founded in 2009, the retailer’s business comprises 15 stores across China, as well as lifestyle concepts including a restaurant, a tea house, and a flower shop.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The $39 million settlement recovers about 57% of those losses, according to the settlement.
    — Chase Jordan October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Lanning said the team would be cautious as Moore recovers from the head injury.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Comes (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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