/kʌm/
Come has 28 different meanings across 4 categories:
Coming, arrival; approach.
"The medieval scribe noted that the word 'come' functioned as a punctuated separator, equivalent to the modern colon, between clauses in his manuscript."
Alternative form of comma in its medieval use as a middot ⟨·⟩ serving as a form of colon.
In plain English: Come is an old-fashioned word for a person, especially someone who has been invited to a party or event.
"The final score was close to come."
Usage: Do not use "come" as a noun to mean a punctuation mark; that is an archaic or obsolete spelling of the word "comma." In modern English, "come" functions only as a verb meaning to move toward the speaker or arrive.
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"
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"
To move from further away to nearer to.
"The package finally came through the mail after being stuck at the post office for a week."
To move towards the speaker.
"Come here so I can show you how to fix it."
In plain English: To come means to move toward or arrive at a specific place or person.
"She will come to the party tonight."
Usage: Use "come" to describe movement toward the speaker or the person speaking on behalf of the listener. It indicates that something or someone is approaching from a distance to get closer.
Used to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs.
"Come next Monday, the new manager will officially take over all departmental responsibilities."
An exclamation to express annoyance.
"Come, I'm not going to let you finish that story before dinner is ready."
The word "come" traveled into English from Old English cuman, where it originally meant "to step or arrive." Its roots go back to Proto-Indo-European, reflecting a long history of words describing movement toward a destination.