English · Common Verbs

comes

/kʌmz/

[/kʌmz/]

third-person singular of come

Beginnerverb

Definition

Third-person singular present of 'come': he, she, or it moves toward a place.

Example

The bus comes every fifteen minutes, so we will not have to wait very long at all.

The bus comes every fifteen minutes, so we will not have to wait very long at all.

Etymology

From Old English 'cuman' (to come).

How & Where It’s Used

Used with singular subjects in the present tense.

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