Phrase guide

come and go

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To alternately enter and exit, arrive and depart (either physically or figuratively).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He comes and goes as he pleases.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • My headaches come and go, but the pain in my neck is constant.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: shkoj e vij — arrive and depart
  • Albanian: vete e vij — arrive and depart
  • Chinese Mandarin: 來來去去 /来来去去 (láilái-qùqù) — arrive and depart
  • Dutch: komen en gaan — arrive and depart
  • Finnish: mennä ja tulla — arrive and depart
  • Finnish: tulla ja mennä — arrive and depart
  • French: aller et venir — arrive and depart
  • Greek: μπαινοβγαίνω (bainovgaíno) — arrive and depart
  • Greek: πηγαινοέρχομαι (pigainoérchomai) — arrive and depart
  • Hungarian: jön-megy — arrive and depart
  • Italian: andare e venire — arrive and depart
  • Latin: commeō — arrive and depart
  • Macedonian: појди́-дојди (pojdí-dojdi) — arrive and depart
  • Macedonian: влези-и́злези (vlezi-ízlezi) — arrive and depart
  • Māori: kapewhiti — arrive and depart
  • Polish: wchodzić i wychodzić — arrive and depart
  • Spanish: ir y venir — arrive and depart
  • Spanish: vaivén — arrive and depart
  • Turkish: gelip gitmek — arrive and depart
  • Vietnamese: đến và đi — arrive and depart
  • Chinese Mandarin: 時斷時續 /时断时续 (shíduànshíxù) — appear and disappear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 忽隱忽現 /忽隐忽现 (hūyǐnhūxiàn) — appear and disappear
  • Dutch: komen en gaan — appear and disappear
  • Finnish: tulla ja mennä — appear and disappear
  • French: aller et venir — appear and disappear
  • Italian: andare e venire — appear and disappear
  • Macedonian: појди́-дојди (pojdí-dojdi) — appear and disappear
  • Polish: być ulotnym — appear and disappear
  • Polish: przychodzić i odchodzić — appear and disappear
  • Turkish: gelip gitmek — appear and disappear
  • Vietnamese: thoắt ẩn thoắt hiện — appear and disappear