Difference between revisions of "Come"

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prefixes: <u>be</u>come (<i>devenir</i>), <u>over</u>come (<i>surpasser</i>)
 
prefixes: <u>be</u>come (<i>devenir</i>), <u>over</u>come (<i>surpasser</i>)
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Can precede a bare infinitive in imperatives and in predicates preceded by a modal:
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*Come (look / listen / see) for yourself.
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*She can come (look / listen / see) for herself.
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Is frequently used with the coordinating conjunction: <i>come and look, come and get it,</i> etc.

Revision as of 20:58, 15 January 2013


verb.

translations: venir, rentrer (come in), allez! (come on!), me rendre visite (come over), survenir, advenir (come up), sortir, fuiter (come out), hériter (come into), etc.

  • present: come, comes       kʌm(z)
  • past: came       keɪm

prefixes: become (devenir), overcome (surpasser)

syntax

Can precede a bare infinitive in imperatives and in predicates preceded by a modal:

  • Come (look / listen / see) for yourself.
  • She can come (look / listen / see) for herself.

Is frequently used with the coordinating conjunction: come and look, come and get it, etc.