come over

What does "come over" mean?

1. To visit someone's home
2. To be affected by a feeling or emotion suddenly
3. To change one's opinion or side

Examples

• Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
• A feeling of sadness came over her when she heard the news.
• Why don't you come over to my place after work?
• I don't know what came over me—I just started crying.
• He eventually came over to our way of thinking.

How to use it

'What came over you?' expresses surprise at someone's unusual behavior. Very common invitation: 'Come over sometime!'

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• come up

  To be mentioned or discussed

• come across

  To find something or meet someone by chance

• come back

  To return to a place

• come out

  To become known or revealed

• come in

  To enter a room, building, or place

• come down

  To decrease in price, level, or amount