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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Mason Miller, newest Padre, could do worse than swapping 19 for 54, the number Goose Gossage retained after coming over from the Yankees and pitching his first San Diego club to the National League pennant. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 The Padres headlined the day with Mason Miller coming over from the Athletics. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025 The woeful Colorado Rockies moved out 3B Ryan McMahon and relievers Kinley and Jake Bird and took in a handful of prospects, the best of which came over from the Yankees - 2B Roc Riggio (#63) and P Griffin Herring (#140). Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Their heated exchange turned into a shoving match before players from both teams came over to break it up. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025 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

Cite this Entry

“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20over. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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