"coming" in the noun sense
1. approach, approaching, coming
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
"the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
2. advent, coming
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous
"the advent of the computer"
3. approach, approaching, coming
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
"the approach of winter"
4. orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
"coming" in the verb sense
1. come, come up
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
"He came singing down the road"
"Come with me to the Casbah"
"come down here!"
"come out of the closet!"
"come into the room"
2. arrive, get, come
reach a destination arrive by movement or progress
"She arrived home at 7 o'clock"
"She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
3. come
come to pass arrive, as in due course
"The first success came three days later"
"It came as a shock"
"Dawn comes early in June"
4. come
reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
"The water came to a boil"
"We came to understand the true meaning of life"
"Their anger came to a boil"
"I came to realize the true meaning of life"
"The shoes came untied"
"come into contact with a terrorist group"
"his face went red"
"your wish will come true"
5. come, follow
to be the product or result
"Melons come from a vine"
"Understanding comes from experience"
6. come
be found or available The furniture comes unassembled"
"These shoes come in three colors
7. issue forth, come
come forth
"A scream came from the woman's mouth"
"His breath came hard"
8. hail, come
be a native of
"She hails from Kalamazoo"
9. come
extend or reach
"The water came up to my waist"
"The sleeves come to your knuckles"
10. come
exist or occur in a certain point in a series
"Next came the student from France"
11. come
cover a certain distance
"She came a long way"
12. fall, come
come under, be classified or included
"fall into a category"
"This comes under a new heading"
13. come
happen as a result
"Nothing good will come of this"
14. total, number, add up, come, amount
add up in number or quantity
"The bills amounted to $2,000"
"The bill came to $2,000"
15. come, add up, amount
develop into
"This idea will never amount to anything"
"nothing came of his grandiose plans"
16. come, come in
be received
"News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
17. occur, come
come to one's mind suggest itself
"It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"
"A great idea then came to her"
18. derive, come, descend
come from be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
"She was descended from an old Italian noble family"
"he comes from humble origins"
19. do, fare, make out, come, get along
proceed or get along
"How is she doing in her new job?"
"How are you making out in graduate school?"
"He's come a long way"
20. come
experience orgasm
"she could not come because she was too upset"
21. come
have a certain priority
"My family comes first"
"coming" in the adjective sense
1. approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming
of the relatively near future
"the approaching election"
"this coming Thursday"
"the forthcoming holidays"
"the upcoming spring fashions"
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