come for

The phrase 'come for' has versatile meanings, often implying arrival with a specific intent, whether to collect, confront, or apprehend.

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Definition

B1General

To arrive to collect or retrieve someone or something.

Example

I will come for you at 8 AM sharp, so be ready.
He looked the same as when he'd come for her at the orphanage.

B2Law Enforcement

(formal)To arrive with the intent to arrest someone.

Example

Brad was at home when the police came for him.

B2Conflict

(informal)To confront or challenge someone, often with aggressive intent.

Example

The guy was coming for me with a knife.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "come for":

come to come at come with come over come in come from come after come away on the come come it come along come to the party come down to come back come into come calling come again come on coming on come on to come before come and go come home come running go for come down come by come up to come around come round come on down see coming come through coming through come to bed come up come to time come to the scratch come under come forth come hither come out come together