v. 1
To become, to turn out to be (often in set phrases and certain collocations).
Near-synonyms: become, get, go, turn, fall, grow, wax
v. 2
To happen.
This kind of accident comes when you are careless.
v. 3
To move nearer to the point of perspective.
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes the wrong way […]
v. 4
To move nearer to the point of perspective. To move toward the speaker.
Stop dawdling and come here!

Related words

Word family: come-and-cuddle-me come-at-able come-here comeling come-on come-outerism come-outism comeuppance
Phrases: come out come-on come across come up come to come down on come in come upon
Other spellings: come come

Forms

or Come?

Come is the general word for moving to or toward the place where the speaker or writer is or supposes himself to be.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

2 letters: do¹
3 letters: get¹, wax¹
4 letters: turn¹, fall¹, grow¹, flow¹, hail¹, fare¹
5 letters: issue², total², occur², arise²
6 letters: number², become², happen², amount², follow², appear², arrive², derive², befall², betide²
7 letters: advance², descend², emanate³
8 letters: approach²
9 letters: originate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (issue² = 2 syllables).