come Copy link Outline I. To go to, arrive at1. vĕnio, vēni, ventum, 4 (the most gen. term)2. advĕnio, 43. pervĕnio, 44. pergo, perrexi, rectum, 3 (to come or go directly or straight)5. adsum (ass.), fui, esse = I am come, etc.II. In animated appealsIII. To happen (q. v.) • come: I. To go to, arrive at: both lit. and fig.: 1. vĕnio, vēni, ventum, 4 (the most gen. term): on the 6th day we came from Athens to Delos, sexto die Delum Athenis venimus, Cic.: a voice c.s to my ears, vox mihi ad aures v., Pl. Virg.: when that day came, ubi ea dies venit, Caes.: the c.ing year, annus veniens, Cic.: to c. under any one's protection, in alicujus fidem ac potestatem v., Caes.: to c. from fable to facts, a fabulis ad facta v., Cic. The pass. impers. form is very often preferred to the act.: as, we had come to the temple of Vesta, ventum erat ad Vestae, Hor.: Liv. Hence frequent. ventĭto, 1: to c. backwards and forwards into the camp., in castra v., Caes.: to c. frequently to a house, domum v, Cic.: Cat. N.B. "Come" as an exhortation or appeal is age, not veni: v. inf. (II.). 2. advĕnio, 4: to come to, arrive: q. v. 3. pervĕnio, 4: v. to arrive: fig.: the affair came to his ears, pervenit res ad istius aures, Cic.: to c. completely into any one's power, in alicujus potestatem p., Cic.: to c. to utter despair, ad desperationem p., Caes. 4. pergo, perrexi, rectum, 3 (to come or go directly or straight): they are c.ing directly towards us, horsum pergunt, Ter. 5. adsum (ass.), fui, esse = I am come, etc.: they were ordered to c. and present themselves at Amphipolis, jussi Amphipolim adesse, Liv.: they seem to be on the point of c.ing hither from Africa, ex Africa jam adfuturi videntur, Cic.: c. hither! huc ades! Virg. (Adsum is often used as above for the sake of greater vividness: v. to be present.) Phr.: to c. on horseback by ship or sea, equo, navi, classe advehi, vectus: Cic.: Liv.: Virg.: news came., allatum est, nuntiatum est, Liv a letter came, literae allatae sunt, Cic.: to c. frequently to a person's house, domum alicujus frequentare, Cic.: more strongly, assidue f., Suet.: v. to frequent, resort to. II. In animated appeals: come! ăgĕ, ăgĭtĕ: come, come, now let us try! age, age, nunc experiamur, Ter.: often strengthened by adverbs; as, dum, en, eja, modo, igitur; = come now!: Ter.: Pl. III. To happen (q. v.): usu. impers.: fit, factum, fĭĕri: how c.s it that, qui fit ut, Hor.: v. also the compounds.