comes

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of come
    The term utopia comes from a Greek pun. intransitive verb 1998, L. Kip Wheeler, Utopian Literature
    1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, act III, scene I: See, how this river comes me cranking in... transitive verb (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin comes (“a companion”). Doublet of comte, conte, and count.

noun

  1. (music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.

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