phrasal verb · informal
come over
UK/kʌm ˈəʊvə/US/kʌm ˈoʊvər/come·O·ver
to visit someone at their home; to give an impression
Examples
“Why don't you come over for dinner on Saturday?”
“He comes over as confident, but he's actually anxious.”
“My grandparents came over after the concert.”
Band 8 sentence
“When colleagues come over to brainstorm, we often make faster progress because ideas are shared more freely in person.”
Collocations
- come over for (dinner / coffee)
- come over as (confident / rude)
Word family
Common mistakes
I will go over to your house tonight.→I will come over to your house tonight.
He comes over like confident→He comes over as confident
Say it for a higher band
5visit→6drop by→7+come over
Synonyms
visit
seem
Easily confused
come by
“If you have time, come by my office this afternoon.”
come across
“He comes across as arrogant in that interview.”
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