came

A worker carefully fits the lead came around a piece of stained glass.

Definition

1. Verb (past tense of come):

   • To move or travel towards the speaker or a specified place: "came" is the simple past tense of the verb come, indicating movement toward the person speaking or a particular location.
   • To arrive or appear: Used to describe reaching a destination or point in time.
   • To occur or happen: Refers to an event taking place.

2. Noun (rare, technical):

   • A lead strip used in stained-glass work: In glassmaking, a "came" is a thin strip of lead or other metal used to hold pieces of glass together in a window or panel.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • She came to the party late last night. (She moved toward the party and arrived after the start.)
  • The bus came at exactly eight o'clock. (The bus arrived at the scheduled time.)
  • A sudden idea came to him while he was walking. (An idea occurred to him unexpectedly.)

• Noun:

  • The stained-glass artist carefully soldered the came into place. (The lead strip was used to join the glass pieces.)

Advanced Usage

• "Came across": to find or meet by chance.

  • I came across an old photograph in the attic. (I discovered it unexpectedly.)

• "Came to": to regain consciousness.

  • After fainting, she came to a few minutes later. (She awoke from her faint.)

• "Came down with": to become ill with a particular disease.

  • He came down with a cold after the camping trip. (He caught a cold.)

Variants and Related Words

• Come (v): the base form of the verb.

  • Please come here now. (Move toward me.)

• Coming (adj, n): approaching or arriving.

  • The coming storm is very strong. (The approaching storm.)

• Comer (n): a person who arrives or appears.

  • He is a late comer to the meeting. (He arrived late.)

Synonyms

• Arrived: reached a destination.

  • She arrived at the station before the train. (She came to the station.)

• Appeared: became visible or present.

  • A rainbow appeared after the rain. (The rainbow came into view.)

• Occurred: happened or took place.

  • The accident occurred at midnight. (The accident came about at midnight.)

Related Idioms

• Came to light: became known or revealed.

  • New evidence came to light during the trial. (The evidence was discovered.)

• Came to pass: happened or occurred (often used in formal or biblical contexts).

  • It came to pass that the kingdom fell. (The kingdom fell as predicted.)

• Came up roses: turned out very well (informal).

  • Everything came up roses for her after the promotion. (Everything went perfectly.)