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happen

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British English/tə ˈkʌm/
American English/tə ˈkʌm/
Russian transcription[prʲɪxɐˈdʲitʲ]
come
come - приходить
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come usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Здесь, кажется, зима приходит раньше, чем в городе.

Winter seems to come earlier here than in the town.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Когда наступает первый мороз, люди укрывают свои садовые растения, потому что холод быстро приходит.

When the first frost comes, people cover their garden plants.

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comeприходить
cookготовить
changeменять
tieзавязывать
followследовать
removeубирать
feelощущаться

come synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between come / arrive / reach / show up / enter / get

🇬🇧English
come

Basic verb for moving toward the speaker or a place; general arrival.

A1Very Often

Please come to the party at six.

Пожалуйста, приходи на вечеринку в шесть.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes reaching a destination; more neutral/formal than 'come' in some contexts.

A1Often

The train arrives at 9:00.

Поезд прибывает в 9:00.

🇬🇧English

Stresses achieving or getting to a point or goal; often result-focused.

A2Often

We reached the village before dark.

Мы дошли до деревни до темноты.

🇬🇧English

Colloquial for arriving or appearing at an event or place; more informal than 'come'.

A2Often

He didn't show up for class today.

Он сегодня не пришёл на занятия.

🇬🇧English

Focuses on going into an enclosed space or crossing a threshold.

A1Often

Please enter the room quietly.

Пожалуйста, войдите в комнату тихо.

🇬🇧English

Very versatile verb; 'get' can mean 'arrive' only in certain constructions ('get here', 'get to').

A1Very Often

I usually get to work at 8.

Я обычно прихожу/прибываю на работу в 8.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes moving nearer to something; does not necessarily imply arrival.

B1Rarely

The bus is approaching the stop.

Автобус приближается к остановке.

🇬🇧English

Means to become visible or to come into view; can be used for events or people but different nuance.

A2Often

Suddenly a deer appeared on the road.

Вдруг на дороге показался олень.

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How to pronounce come and what this word means

come translation: приходить. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce come

/tə ˈkʌm/

come translation

приходить

come examples

Winter seems to come earlier here than in the town.

come transcription

/tə ˈkʌm/, /tə ˈkʌm/

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come meaning: what does it mean?

happen

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Winter seems to come earlier here than in the town. Translation: Здесь, кажется, зима приходит раньше, чем в городе.

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