Byron BayGrammar Lesson26 August 2020

Phrasal Verbs with Come

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COME makes some of the most common phrasal verbs in everyday English. Here are the ones you’ll hear most, with their meanings and example sentences — then test yourself with a quick practice.

Common phrasal verbs with COME

Phrasal verb	Meaning	Example
come about	happen	How did the mistake come about?
come across	seem / give an impression	He comes across as rude, but he isn’t.
come across	find by chance	I came across an old photo today.
come along	make progress	How’s your research paper coming along?
come along	accompany	Sam came along with us to the beach.
come back	return	I’ll come back later this afternoon.
come by	obtain	Good jobs are hard to come by.
come down with	become ill with	He came down with the flu.
come out	appear / be published	The photos came out really well.
come over	visit	Why don’t you come over for dinner?
come up with	produce (an idea)	She came up with a brilliant plan.
come with	be included	The computer doesn’t come with a printer.

Quick practice

Fill the gaps, then check your answers.

He came ______ with the flu and missed a week of class.
How’s your report coming ______?
The team came ______ ______ a brilliant idea.
This laptop doesn’t come ______ a charger.

Show answers

1. down · 2. along · 3. up with · 4. with

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