comen

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A form of come — To move nearer to the point of perspective.

OriginMiddle English comen ← Old English cumen →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicparticiplepastpast participle of come.

    There is diverse of his gentlemen stolen away therefor, and some are comen to Calais, and one of them is sent to our sovereign lord and king.

    2002, Alison Hanham, The Celys and Their World

Origin

  1. Old Englishcumen
  2. Middle Englishcomen
  3. Englishcomen

From Middle English comen, cumen, from Old English cumen, ġecumen, past participle of cuman (“to come”). More at come.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with comen

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

comen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comen

MLA

“comen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comen.

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