come with en · VERB
Etymology
From a substrate of several Germanic immigrant languages that feature the same construction. Compare Dutch meekomen, German mitkommen, Norwegian komme med, Swedish komma med for the Midwest, and Afrikaans saamkom for South Africa. Compare regional French venir avec with the same substrate influence.
Meanings
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, with.
Come with us and see the film!
My new computer came with a keyboard and mouse, but no speakers.
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(South-Africa, informal, intransitive, qualifier:Upper Midwestern US) To join and come along.
We’re going out to lunch. Do you want to come with?
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Synonym of come up with (“to manage to produce something by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it”).
He had to come with an idea to end bullying.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| came with | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| comes with | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| come with | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| coming with | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |