Phrasal verb "COME" with meaning & example

1) Come about

                        Happen ; arise
           Their quarrel came about through a slight misunderstanding.

2) Come across

                        Meet or find by chance
            I came across an old school friend while on holiday in Faisalabad.

3) Come at

                      Reach ; arrive at
         The truth is often difficult to come at.

4) Come back 

                     Return

         The man come at me with a big knife.

5) Come by

                   Obtain
        How did you come by these foreign coins?

6) Come down 

                     Fall; become cheaper
          The price of bread is expected to come down soon.

7) Come in

                   Enter
         I knocked at the door and asked to come in.

8) Come into 

                    Appear; become visible

9) Come off

                   Inherit
         He came into a large sum of money when his uncle died.

10) Come on

                  Progress; develop
        The roses are coming on well.

11) Come out

                  Appear ; become visible 
        The Sun came out in the early afternoon.

12) Come over

                 Seize ; Take possession of
          Panic came over the passengers of the sinking ship.

13Come round

                   Visit casually 
         Why you don't come round for a drink this evening?

14) Come up

                 Arise ; present itself
          I have not been able to find a job yet, but i hope something will come up.

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