Phrase guide

come with

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Come with us and see the film!
  • My new computer came with a keyboard and mouse, but no speakers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To join and come along.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, informal, intransitive

Qualifier: Upper Midwestern US

Examples

  • We’re going out to lunch. Do you want to come with?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Synonym of come up with (“to manage to produce something by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He had to come with an idea to end bullying.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: come up with

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

be present or associated with an event or entity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • French fries come with the hamburger
  • heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue
  • fish usually goes with white wine
  • this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attach to, accompany, go with

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: collocate with, construe with, cooccur with, co-occur with, go with, attend, rule

History

Etymology

From a substrate of several Germanic immigrant languages that feature the same construction. Compare Dutch meekomen, German mitkommen, Norwegian komme med, Swedish komma med for the Midwest and Afrikaans saamkom for South Africa.