come over
Definition
Verb: 1. To visit someone, usually at their home: To go to a place where someone is, especially their house, for a short time. 2. To be perceived or to make an impression in a particular way: To communicate a specific feeling or idea to others; to appear to be a certain way. 3. (Of a feeling or sensation) to affect someone suddenly: To experience a sudden, often strong, feeling or physical change.
Usage and Examples
- To visit:
- Why don't you come over for dinner on Saturday?
- My friends came over to watch the game last night.
- To be perceived or make an impression:
- In the interview, she came over as very confident and knowledgeable.
- His speech came over well on television.
- To affect suddenly:
- A wave of dizziness came over me.
- I don't know what came over him; he just started shouting.
Advanced Usage
- "to come over all + [adjective]": (Informal, chiefly British) To suddenly begin to feel or act in the stated way.
- She came over all shy when he started talking to her.
- He came over all peculiar and had to sit down.
Variants and Related Words
- Comeover (noun): (Informal, sometimes derogatory) A newcomer or immigrant to a place, especially to the UK or a specific region.
- The small village was suspicious of the new comeovers from the city.
Synonyms
- Visit: To go to see a person or place.
- Drop by/in: To visit informally or without an appointment.
- Seem: To give the impression of being something.
- Appear: To seem or look a certain way.
- Overcome: (For feelings) To be strongly affected by an emotion.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Come across: To be perceived in a particular way; to find or meet by chance.
- He comes across as arrogant, but he's actually very kind.
- Come by: To visit a place for a short time, often informally.
- You should come by the office sometime.
Related Idioms
- Come over the hill: To arrive or appear.
- Just as we were giving up hope, help came over the hill.
- What's come over you?: A question asking why someone is behaving strangely or differently.
- You're being so quiet. What's come over you?
Verb
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communicate the intended meaning or impression
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He came across very clearly
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