Come

Question 1

come about -

How did the accident come about?

Answer 1

suceder, ocurrir

¿Cómo sucedió el accidente?

Question 2

come across -

Joey came across a very interesting book the other day.

Answer 2

encontrarse con, toparse con

Joey encontró un libro muy interesante el otro día.

Question 3

come after -

The police are coming after the murderer.

Answer 3

perseguir a alguien, o buscar a alguien generalmente para castigarlo

La policía está buscando al asesino.

Question 4

come along -

Come along with me, I have something to show you.

How is the patient coming along after the surgery?

Answer 4

(a) acompañar, presentarse, aparecer, apurarse,
(b) progresar

Question 5

come apart -

When I picked up the small clay statue it came apart!

Answer 5

deshacerse, caerse en pedazos

¡Cuando levanté la pequeña estatua de arcilla se deshizo en pedazos!

Question 6

come at -

While Jane was walking along the street a dog came at her and bit her.

Answer 6

llegar a, atacar, pensar en algo de una manera en particular

Mentras Jane caminaba por la calle la atacó un perro y la mordió.

Question 7

come away -

Wait for a minute, a button has just came away from my dress.

I will come away now, I have to get up early tomorrow.

Answer 7

(a) desprenderse,
(b) marcharse

Question 8

come back - come back to

I couldn’t remember what had happened, but now it’s all coming back.

The teacher wanted to come back to the first unit so we could revise.

Answer 8

(a) regresar, volver, recordar
(b) to - comenzar a hablar de algo nuevamente

Question 9

come before -

The defendant will come before the court next Monday.

Answer 9

comparecer ante

El acusado comparecerá ante el juzgado el próximo lunes.

Question 10

come between -

I wouldn’t let Patricia’s gossiping come between us.

Answer 10

arruinar una relación

Yo no dejaría que los chismes de Patricia arruinaran nuestra relación.

Question 11

come by -

Well paid jobs sometimes are hard to come by.

Answer 11

conseguir, adquirir, visitar, entrar a ver

A veces es difícil conseguir un trabajo bien pago.

Question 12

come down - on- with

Many people came to see how a famous casino in Las Vegas came down.

The law should come down hard on Thomas. He’s a criminal.

The law should come down hard on Thomas. He’s a criminal.

Answer 12

(a) bajar, caer, aterrizar, derrumbarse, ser derribado
(b) on - castigar o criticar a alguien duramente
(c) with - caer enfermo

Question 13

come forth - with

The possibility to get a better job came forth her own boss.

Joe came forth with some interesting proposals at the meeting.

Answer 13

(a) aparecer
(b) with - hacer una sugerencia a una oferta, dar a alguien información

Question 14

come forward -

Carol was so busy that I came forward to help her in whatever I could.

Answer 14

avanzar, ofrecerse, responder

Carol estaba tan atareada que me ofrecí a ayudarla en lo que pudiera.

Question 15

come in for -

Ellen came in for praise in what she’s done for Rick when he was ill.

Answer 15

criticar o elogiar a alguien por algo que ha hecho

Elogiaron a Ellen por lo que ha hecho por Rick cuando estuvo enfermo.

Question 16

come into -

After his father died, Nelson came into a fortune.

You should buy a green blouse, green has come into this season.

Answer 16

(a) heredar
(b) tener que ver con, ser parte de, estar de moda

Question 17

come of -

What came of your visit to the dentist?.

Answer 17

suceder como resultado de un evento o situación

¿Qué sucedió en tu visita al dentista?

Question 18

come off -

I think Paul should visit a doctor to help him come off drugs.

It is so late! I didn’t realized the clock came off!

Answer 18

(a) dejar de tomar medicamentos o drogas
(b) dejar de funcionar

Question 19

come out -

Do you think the stain will come out? This is the only night dress I have!

When is the play coming out? I look forward to see it.

If you’re allergic to something, your skin may come out in a rash.

My 5-year-old son sometimes comes out with unexpected remarks.

The company has just come out with a new version of the game.

Answer 19

(a) quitarse
(b) mostrarse, publicarse, estrenarse, resultar
(c) in brotar en la piel
(d) with decir algo repentinamente, hacer que un producto esté disponible a la venta

Question 20

come over -

A the end of the film, a sense of sadness came over me. .

Tell your sister to come over, she loves playing with Ben.

Answer 20

(a) experimentar un sentimiento
(b) visitar a alguien en su casa

Question 21

come round/around -

Fortunately, Patricia’s father was with her when she came around.

Mary didn’t want to come to the party, but she came round and she enjoyed it.

Answer 21

(a) recuperar la conciencia
(b) visitar a alguien en su casa, aceptar finalmente,

Question 22

come through -

It was a terrible accident, but everybody came through it.

After hours of queueing, we finally came through with the documents.

Answer 22

(a) sobrevivir, recuperarse, salir ileso
(b) with - encontrarse con algo

Question 23

come to -

Pam bought everything for the party and it all came to a hundred dollars.

It took many hours for Sally to come to.

Answer 23

(a) sumar, ascender a
(b) recobrar el conocimiento

Question 24

come up -

If you want to see Mary come up the stairs, she is in her room.

Ben came up and invited Gina a drink.

Mark’s plan came up against a lot of opposition at first.

The pool is not so deep, the water only comes up to my knees!

John came up to me and told me that he really loves my cousin.

Lisa’s mother asked her where she had been but she couldn’t come up with an answer.

Answer 24

(a) subir
(b) acercarse
(c) against - tropezar con, tener que vérselas con alguien (d) to - llegar hasta
(e) to - acercarse
(f) with - proponer, sugerir una idea
(g) with - producir, ofrecer

Question 25

come upon -

I thought that Jerry was in Paris, but I came upon him today.

Answer 25

encontrar algo o encontrarte con alguien cuando no lo esperabas, descubrir

Pensé que Jerry estaba en París, pero me lo encontré hoy.