What does "comes" mean?

1. (to arrive or move toward) to move toward a place or to arrive somewhere. 2. (a musical answer) the second part of a musical theme in a specific type of classical music called a fugue.

comes — meaning, definition & examples

Q: Is it correct to say "He come to school every day."?

No — say "He comes to school every day.". In the present tense, you must add 's' to the verb when the subject is he, she, or it.

Word

01to arrive or move toward

A1 · Beginner

v. to move toward a place or to arrive somewhere.

v. the third-person singular present indicative form of 'come', indicating movement toward the speaker or a specified destination.

“The bus comes every ten minutes during the morning rush hour.”

“The mail carrier usually comes around noon, though the delivery schedule often fluctuates depending on the volume of seasonal packages.”

Pitfall

He come to school every day.

He comes to school every day.

In the present tense, you must add 's' to the verb when the subject is he, she, or it.

Synonyms

arrives approaches

Antonyms

goes leaves

02a musical answer

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Music Technical · Formal

n. the second part of a musical theme in a specific type of classical music called a fugue.

n. the answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue, typically appearing at a different pitch level.

“The teacher explained how the comes follows the main theme in the music.”

“In the second voice of the fugue, the comes enters a perfect fifth above the initial subject, maintaining the melodic contour while shifting the tonal center.”

Usage

Usually used as a countable noun in music theory contexts.

Synonyms

answer

Antonyms

duxsubject

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.