comes
Americannoun
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Astronomy. companion.
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Anatomy. a blood vessel accompanying another vessel or a nerve.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of comes
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
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The update from UniCredit comes as its offer for Commerzbank enters its last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Xi's trip comes just weeks after he held talks with Trump, during which the White House said the leaders "confirmed their shared goal to denuclearise North Korea".
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He says the junta now also has the edge "both in terms of technology and in terms of quantity" when it comes to drones – something Ko Kaung agrees with.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A clear illustration of this behavior comes from one of the most-cited studies in the behavioral economics field.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
She comes armed with a multitude of resilient and formidable souls; they gather around me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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