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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The phone could be ringing off the hook, as relatives call to check in or come over for a nice dinner. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 The news comes over a year and a half after Jubelirer, the former chairman and CEO at Capitol Music Group, announced her exit from the famed record label last February after more than a decade. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 And outfielder Harrison Bader, who has played for six different teams in the last three years, has been a surprising sparkplug on offense since coming over in a deadline deal as well. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Inappropriate client interaction such as hounding a woman to come over to his house late at night and slipshod work that ended with a grandmother’s eviction got a Daytona Beach attorney suspended from his law career for two years. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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