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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Progress often comes incrementally, but occasionally major steps forward occur.
From Science Daily
When it comes to a cure, "we are making progress and funding has been critical to that," says Talbot.
From BBC
“It’s the regret that comes from underestimating the emotional component of selling,” Bernadette Joy, a financial educator and money coach, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
He said that when it comes to freedom of opinion, religion and the press, Beijing considers human-rights advocacy "as interference in its internal affairs".
From Barron's
"For us it comes down, on the day, to how well we execute with the bat and the ball," said Morkel of defending champions India.
From Barron's
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