comes
Americannoun
plural
comites-
Astronomy. companion.
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Anatomy. a blood vessel accompanying another vessel or a nerve.
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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A photon, for example, comes from an open string vibrating in its simplest mode, while the graviton is thought to arise from a closed vibrating string.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
It all comes down to how much time is needed for deliberations.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The program aims to compensate people who claim they were harmed by the department, and comes as President Trump drops his lawsuit against the IRS.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
In the theory, every particle, including the hypothetical graviton that would carry the force of gravity, comes from different vibrations of tiny strings.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
He gets out and comes around to open the passenger door for Dara.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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