come over

verb

1. adverb (of a person or his words) to communicate the intended meaning or impression

   he came over very well

2. adverb to change allegiances

   some people came over to our side in the war

3. informal.
   to undergo or feel a particular sensation

   I came over funny

noun

1. (in the Isle of Man) a person who has come over from the mainland of Britain to settle

Example Sentences

Get an insomniac friend to come over to your house and poke you with a stick.

From BBC

“They come over the mountain, enter the area of separation with a trail of pack horses, eight at a time, with two armed guys,” he said.

From BBC

"We've always wanted the ball hit one way, and now the Aussies have come over and given us so many different angles and helped grow our game."

From BBC

He’d come over to the house, and we went on holiday together, boating in the Mediterranean.

From Los Angeles Times

This cued a roller-coaster cycle — they’d come to the gym to say things like, “I’m going to cry myself to sleep tonight” and text that they needed me to come over, only to change their mind later.

From Los Angeles Times

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