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Come over meaning

Come over is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to give the impression of having a particular personality or manner.

Past simple
came over
Past participle
come over
-ing form
coming over

What come over means

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To give the impression of having a particular personality or manner

She came over as thoughtful and sincere.

2 more meanings of come over are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come along, come away, come before.

With over: run over, take over, go over to, spill over, tick over, change over, do over, get over, give over, give something over to something/someone.

Common questions

What does come over mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to give the impression of having a particular personality or manner. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of come over?

Came over. The past participle is come over.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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