comes

[ koh-meez ]

noun

, plural com·i·tes [kom, -i-teez].

1. Astronomy. companion ¹( def 6 ).
2. Anatomy. a blood vessel accompanying another vessel or a nerve.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comes¹

1675–85; < Latin: traveling companion, probably < *com-it-s, equivalent to com- com- + -it- noun derivative of īre to go + -s nominative singular ending

Example Sentences

We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.

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In the end, the clarity that comes from moments of horror can help us recommit to deeper principles.

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Freedom of speech, then, is sometimes not worth the trouble that comes with it.

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Sadly, it appears the American press often doesn't need any outside help when it comes to censoring themselves.

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When it comes to Terrence Howard though, I am not your target.

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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.

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Sometimes it comes in literal sobriety, sometimes in derisive travesti, sometimes in tragic aggravation.

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But it seems to me that with adolescence comes the right to knowledge and the right of judgment.

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It seems to be a true instinct which comes before education and makes education possible.

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I would not trust their removal to any other hand, and so, the panel comes out without a shake.

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