>COME TO (2)

Posted on 25 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come to = reach a total

examples:

  • The bill was certainly high.  It came to almost 200$.
  • The shopping they did at the weekend came to 150 euros.
  • I didn’t expect these few things to come to so much.
  • Turn the lights off. Do you know how much electricity comes to these days? 
  • That came to 53 pounds including taxes.
  • With overtime his salary sometimes comes to 2000 euros a month.
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>COME TO (2)

Posted on 25 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come to = reach a total

examples:

  • The bill was certainly high.  It came to almost 200$.
  • The shopping they did at the weekend came to 150 euros.
  • I didn’t expect these few things to come to so much.
  • Turn the lights off. Do you know how much electricity comes to these days? 
  • That came to 53 pounds including taxes.
  • With overtime his salary sometimes comes to 2000 euros a month.
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>COME OUT (10)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = appear, show, seem

examples:

  • My holiday photos didn’t come out very well. There wasn’t enough light.
  • The painting of the house came out really well. You did a great job.
  • How did your cake come out?
  • I tried a new recipe but it didn’t come out as I expected.
  • Everyone came out well in this photograph. We should have it framed.
  • She comes out great in photos. She could be a model. She is really photogenic.
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>COME OUT (10)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = appear, show, seem

examples:

  • My holiday photos didn’t come out very well. There wasn’t enough light.
  • The painting of the house came out really well. You did a great job.
  • How did your cake come out?
  • I tried a new recipe but it didn’t come out as I expected.
  • Everyone came out well in this photograph. We should have it framed.
  • She comes out great in photos. She could be a model. She is really photogenic.
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>COME INTO (1)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come into = inherit

examples:

  • When her parents died, she came into a fortune.
  • She came into a lot of money on her father’s death.
  • He will come into his share of the legacy when he is twenty-one years old.
  • The widow came into one million dollars.
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>COME INTO (1)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come into = inherit

examples:

  • When her parents died, she came into a fortune.
  • She came into a lot of money on her father’s death.
  • He will come into his share of the legacy when he is twenty-one years old.
  • The widow came into one million dollars.
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>COME IN (1), COME OVER (2)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come in = enter a room or building

examples:

  • Come in and close the door.
  • Don’t just stand there! Come in and sit down.
  • She knocked on the door and waited. A voice was heard: “Come in, please. The door is open.”
  • He came into my room when I was away and found my diary. 
  • I will tell him to call you as soon as he comes in.
  • The rain is coming in through the balcony door. 

come over = visit
examples:

  • Come over tonight and have dinner with us.
  • Come over to my office tomorrow and we ‘ll talk about it.
  • Come over and see us next time you ‘re in town. 
  • Why don’ t you come over to my place after work?
  • My grandson comes over to see me from time to time.
  • Kate and Alan are coming over for the weekend. 
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>COME IN (1), COME OVER (2)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come in = enter a room or building

examples:

  • Come in and close the door.
  • Don’t just stand there! Come in and sit down.
  • She knocked on the door and waited. A voice was heard: “Come in, please. The door is open.”
  • He came into my room when I was away and found my diary. 
  • I will tell him to call you as soon as he comes in.
  • The rain is coming in through the balcony door. 

come over = visit
examples:

  • Come over tonight and have dinner with us.
  • Come over to my office tomorrow and we ‘ll talk about it.
  • Come over and see us next time you ‘re in town. 
  • Why don’ t you come over to my place after work?
  • My grandson comes over to see me from time to time.
  • Kate and Alan are coming over for the weekend. 
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>COME OVER (1)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come over = affect

examples:

  • When I heard the bad news, a feeling of disappointment came over me.
  • When she heard the terrible news, a feeling of faintness came over her.
  • When I saw him, a wave of anger came over me and I started shouting at him.
  • Why did you talk to your mother like that? What ‘s come over you?
  • You broke all my CDs! What ‘s come over you?
  • You lie to me, you don’t answer the phone, you don’t call me anymore. What ‘s come over you?
  • I ‘m sorry. I don’t know what came over me.
  • A sense of hopelessness came over us, when we realised the danger we were in.
  • A sense of calm came over us, when we realised the rescue team had come to save us.
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>COME OVER (1)

Posted on 24 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come over = affect

examples:

  • When I heard the bad news, a feeling of disappointment came over me.
  • When she heard the terrible news, a feeling of faintness came over her.
  • When I saw him, a wave of anger came over me and I started shouting at him.
  • Why did you talk to your mother like that? What ‘s come over you?
  • You broke all my CDs! What ‘s come over you?
  • You lie to me, you don’t answer the phone, you don’t call me anymore. What ‘s come over you?
  • I ‘m sorry. I don’t know what came over me.
  • A sense of hopelessness came over us, when we realised the danger we were in.
  • A sense of calm came over us, when we realised the rescue team had come to save us.
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