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- What time did I come to see you in the office yesterday? 1 went to John's office yesterday, but he wasn't in.
- Will you come and visit me in hospital when 1 have my operation? He's going into hospital next week.
- Susan can't come to your birthday party. She's going to see her mother.
joining a movement
Come (with) can be used to talk about joining a movement of the speaker's! hearer's, even if go is used for the movement itself.
We're going to the cinema tonight. Would you like to come with us?
somebody else's position
Sometimes when we are talking about somebody else (not the speaker or hearer), that person can become the centre of our attention. In that case, we use come for movements to the place where he/she is (or was or will be). This often happens in stories.
He waited till four o'clock, but she didn't come.
come to; come from
Come to can mean arrive at.
Carry straight on till you come to a crossroads.
Come from is used (in the present) to say where people's homes are or were. She comes from Scotland, but Iter mother's Welsh.
Originally 1 come from Hungary, but I've lived here for twenty years.
(NOT OrigiMUy.' ea"te/t'tJ"t Ihmgary ...)
The difference between bring and take is similar. See 112.
For comelgo and . .., see 53.
For comelgo .. .ing. see 228. For been = cornelgone, see 95.
comparison (1): structures
Various words and structures can be used for comparing.
similarity and identity: as, like, so do I, too, the same, etc
If we want to say that people, things, actions or events are similar, we can use as or like (see 326); so/neither do I and similar structures (see 541); or adverbs such as too, also and as well (see 46). To say that they are identical, we can use the same (as) (see 503).
He liked working with horses, as his father did.
Your sister looks just like you. The papers were late and the post was too.
She likes music, and so do 1. His eyes are just the same colour as mine. equality: as ••. as
To say that people, things etc are equal in a particular way, we often use the structure as (much/many) ... as (see 136).
My hands were as cold as ice. 1 earn as much money as you.
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