Phrasal verb “come”. Come across. Come after

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Phrasal verb “come”

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Come about
1st meaning: to happen.
Examples: Can you tell me how the accident came about?
How did this project come about?
2nd meaning: To change the direction in which a ship is traveling.
Examples: We need to come about because it seems we've gone off-course.
We were about to come about when the wind suddenly died down.

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Come across
1st meaning: Literally, to cross something, such as a bridge or road, when traveling.
Once you come across Eagle Road, you can turn onto my street.
2nd meaning: To find or see someone or something incidentally.
If you come across my jacket, please let me know. I forget where I left it.
3rd meaning: To submit or yield to another's wishes.
I think he was beginning to see the benefits of our plan, but he'll never come across now that you'
ve insulted him!

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Come after
1st meaning: To be positioned sequentially after someone or something else.
Oh, my exit comes after the one we just passed, so we're almost there.
2nd meaning: To pursue or seek out someone or something.
The police will come after you once they find out you were involved in this crime too.
3rd meaning: To be a lesser concern than someone or something else.
Your schoolwork needs to be your main focus —
all of your commitments to sports and extracurriculars come after that.

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Come along
1st meaning: To go with another person to a particular location or gathering.
Feel free to come along with your sister tonight—we'd all love to see you.
2nd meaning: To materialize or emerge.
I would have told you about it sooner, but the job offer only came along yesterday.
3rd meaning: To improve or make progress.
His guitar playing is really coming along—he can play songs now, and they sound pretty good!

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Come at
1st meaning: To approach an issue or situation.
I think we should start over because we've been coming at this problem all wrong.
2nd meaning: To move toward someone or something in an aggressive or hostile manner.
You can't come at a cat like that, or you'll scare it off.
3rd meaning: To achieve or attain something.
She can come at this scholarship with good grades and hard work.

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Come before
1st meaning: To happen or exist before someone or something else.
I can never remember which verse comes before the bridge.
2nd meaning: To formally present oneself to another person or group.
Due to your inappropriate actions, you will have to come before a disciplinary committee.
3rd meaning: To be more important than something else; to be prioritized over something else.
I'm constantly reminding my kids that schoolwork comes before any social events.

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Come apart
1st meaning:
To break, crumble, or disassemble into smaller pieces or components (unintentionally); to fall a
part or come undone.
The cookie was so soft that it just came apart in my hands.
2nd meaning: To become very emotional.
Poor Jane really came apart during the funeral service.

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Idioms
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Come off it! Tell me the truth! — Да перестань! Скажи мне правду!
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Come on, don’t give up now when you’re so close to finishing. — Давай, не сдавайся, когда
ты уже так близок к тому, чтобы закончить.
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Take a lighter. It will come in handy in a cave. — Возьми зажигалку, она пригодится в
пещере.
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Gas stations did not come into use before 1850. — Заправочные станции не
использовались до 1850 года.
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Come rain of shine, I’ll come back for you. — Что бы ни случилось, я вернусь за тобой.