Definition, synonyms and related words
The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
"In his analysis of Bach's art, the musicologist noted how the subject comes at measure four before the countersubject enters immediately after."
In plain English: Comes is an old-fashioned word for a person who arrives at a place.
"She doesn't know the true cost that comes with living in such a small apartment."
Usage: In music theory, a comes refers specifically to the initial subject statement in a fugue, also known as the dux. Do not use this term for any other general meaning of "comes," as it is a highly specialized technical noun reserved exclusively for this musical context.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come
"The bus comes right to our front door every morning at eight o'clock."
In plain English: To come is to move toward or arrive at a specific place.
"The bus comes every ten minutes during the day."
Usage: Use comes to describe an action where someone or something moves toward the speaker's location in the third person singular, such as the bus coming down the street. It also functions as a linking verb meaning to happen or occur, as in the meeting comes tomorrow.
The word comes is a direct borrowing from Latin venire, meaning "to come." It entered English through Old French during the Middle English period to retain its original sense of arrival or approach.