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

Examples of come over in a Sentence

come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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The defendant then had two other people come over who took items from the victim, including guns. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 Joe asked Bobby and Tucker to come over and hold Josie until the MPs arrive. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024 My parents came over to the U.S. from Ireland in 1959 and education and hard work were just givens. Ayesha Javed, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024 And then the other thing that came over me was this really intense wave of imposter syndrome. Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come over 

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of come over was in 1576

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“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20over. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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