Phrasal Verbs with COME: 20 Essential Expressions | COME 片語動詞完整指南

English has thousands of phrasal verbs, but COME generates some of the most commonly used ones in real life. A Cambridge English Corpus analysis of spoken English found that phrasal verbs appear in approximately one out of every five verb phrases in casual conversation. For Taiwan learners aiming at IELTS Band 6+ or working in international roles, knowing COME phrasal verbs is not optional — it is the difference between sounding fluent and sounding textbook. This guide covers 20 you can start using today, grouped by how and where you will actually encounter them.

Before getting into the list: if you want to understand ทำไม COME combines with these particles the way it does, our guide on 英文片語動詞介詞學習指南 (Phrasal Verb Particles Explained) breaks down the logic. It makes the patterns feel far less random.

Phrasal verbs with COME come up constantly in natural English conversation.

COME 片語動詞是什麼？[What Makes COME Phrasal Verbs Tricky]

COME is one of the ten most frequent verbs in English. That frequency is exactly why its phrasal forms are so hard to avoid — and why guessing based on “I know what come means” almost never works. Come across has nothing to do with crossing something. Come around does not mean to walk in a circle. Each combination has its own fixed meaning that must be learned as a unit.

A second challenge: many COME phrasal verbs have two or more meanings depending on context. Come out can mean a book was published, a fact was revealed, or someone announced their sexual orientation publicly. Come over can mean to visit or to suddenly feel an emotion. The sentence around the phrasal verb is your only clue, which is why example sentences matter more than definitions alone.

Context determines meaning — one phrasal verb, multiple uses.

20個必學的COME片語動詞 [The 20 Essential Phrasal Verbs with COME]

These 20 are ranked by how frequently they appear in English textbooks, the IELTS exam, and international business communication. The Chinese translations reflect standard Mandarin usage, not word-for-word equivalents.

1. Come across 偶然發現 / 給人印象

Meaning 1: To find or meet someone/something unexpectedly.
I came across an old photo of my parents while cleaning the attic.
整理閣樓時，我偶然發現了一張父母的舊照片。

Meaning 2: To make a particular impression on others.
She comes across as very confident in meetings, even when she is nervous.
她在會議中給人一種非常自信的印象，即使她很緊張。

2. Come up with 想出 / 提出

To think of or produce an idea, plan, or solution.
The team came up with three new marketing strategies by Friday.
團隊在週五前想出了三個新的行銷策略。
Can you come up with a better excuse than that?

3. Come around 改變想法 / 恢復意識 / 順道拜訪

Meaning 1: To change one’s opinion after resisting.
He was against the proposal at first, but he eventually came around.
他起初反對這個提案，但最終還是改變了想法。

Meaning 2: To regain consciousness.
The patient came around two hours after the surgery.

Meaning 3: To visit informally.
Come around for dinner sometime — we have a spare room.

4. Come down with 染上（疾病）

To become ill with a specific illness.
Half the office came down with the flu this week.
辦公室一半的人這週都染上了流感。
I think I’m coming down with a cold — my throat is scratchy.

5. Come through 撐過來 / 傳達 / 辦到

Meaning 1: To survive or succeed despite difficulties.
The company came through the financial crisis stronger than before.
公司在金融危機後變得比以前更強大。

Meaning 2: For a message or feeling to be received clearly.
Your frustration really comes through in your writing.

6. Come up 出現 / 被提及

To arise, be mentioned, or occur unexpectedly.
The issue of overtime pay came up during the team meeting.
加班費的問題在團隊會議中被提及。
Something came up at work, so I can’t make it tonight.

Come across and come up with are two of the most useful COME phrasal verbs for professional settings.

7. Come out 出版 / 公開 / 結果是

Meaning 1: To be published or released.
Her new book comes out in September.
她的新書將在九月出版。

Meaning 2: For a truth or secret to be revealed.
The truth about the scandal finally came out.

Meaning 3: To result in a certain way.
The photos came out blurry — I need a better camera.

8. Come along 進展 / 一起來

Meaning 1: To make progress.
How is your new project coming along?
你的新專案進展如何？ (A natural way to ask about progress without sounding demanding.)

Meaning 2: To accompany someone or join an activity.
We’re going to the night market — want to come along?

9. Come in 進來 / 有用 / 參與

Meaning 1: To enter.
Please come in — the door is open.

Meaning 2: Used in the phrase come in handy — to be useful.
That extra vocabulary you learned will come in handy on the IELTS.
那些你額外學的詞彙在雅思考試中會派上用場。

Meaning 3: To have a role or be involved.
That is where your experience comes in.

10. Come back 回來 / 回憶起 / 還擊

To return; also used for memories or responses that return to mind.
I hope the old feeling of confidence comes back after some practice.
It all came back to me when I heard the song.
當我聽到那首歌時，一切都湧上心頭。

11. Come off 成功 / 脫落 / 顯得

Meaning 1: For a plan or event to succeed.
The product launch didn’t quite come off as planned.
產品發布沒有完全按計劃成功。

Meaning 2: To detach or fall off.
The handle came off in my hand.

Meaning 3: To appear or seem (informal).
He came off as arrogant in the interview, which killed his chances.

12. Come over 過來拜訪 / 突然感到

Meaning 1: To visit someone at their home or location.
Do you want to come over for coffee this weekend?
你這週末想過來喝杯咖啡嗎？

Meaning 2: For a feeling to suddenly affect someone.
A wave of exhaustion came over me after the exam.
考試結束後，一陣疲憊感突然湧上心頭。

Many COME phrasal verbs describe social situations — visiting, joining, and emotional reactions.

13. Come forward 自願出面 / 提供資訊

To step up and offer information, help, or testimony.
Police asked anyone with information to come forward.
警方要求任何有資訊的人出面。
Three volunteers came forward to help organize the event.

14. Come by 獲得 / 短暫拜訪

Meaning 1: To obtain something, often with difficulty.
Good mentors are hard to come by in competitive industries.
在競爭激烈的行業中，好的導師很難得。

Meaning 2: To visit briefly.
I’ll come by the office around noon to drop off the report.

15. Come down 下降 / 傳承 / 到達

Meaning 1: For prices, numbers, or intensity to decrease.
Apartment rents in Taipei finally came down after years of increases.
台北的公寓租金在多年上漲後終於下降了。

Meaning 2: To be passed from one generation to another (traditions, stories).
This recipe has come down through four generations of our family.

16. Come into 繼承 / 進入（某種狀態）

Meaning 1: To inherit money or property.
She came into a small fortune when her grandfather passed away.
她祖父去世後，她繼承了一小筆財富。

Meaning 2: To begin to be in a certain state or play a role.
The new policy comes into effect next month.
新政策下個月生效。

17. Come on 快點 / 振作 / 開始運作

This one is very common in spoken English and has several tones depending on context.
Come on! We’re going to miss the train! — (hurry up)
Come on, you can do better than that. — (encouragement or mild challenge)
Come on, really? You believe that? — (disbelief, informal)
The heating finally came on around midnight. — (started working)

18. Come between 介入 / 破壞關係

To cause a problem or create distance between two people or things.
Don’t let money come between you and your friends.
不要讓金錢破壞你和朋友之間的關係。
Work has been coming between us — we never see each other.

19. Come apart 分裂 / 瓦解 / 情緒崩潰

Meaning 1: For an object to fall to pieces or break.
The book was so old it came apart in my hands.

Meaning 2: For a plan, relationship, or person to fall apart.
The team came apart under the pressure of the deadline.
整個團隊在截止日期的壓力下瓦解了。

20. Come out with 說出（意外的話）/ 推出（產品）

Meaning 1: To say something surprising or unexpected (often informal).
She comes out with the funniest observations about office life.
她總是說出對辦公室生活最有趣的觀察。

Meaning 2: To release or launch a product or statement.
Apple came out with a new product category nobody expected.

Review your notes regularly — spaced repetition is the fastest way to lock in phrasal verbs.

日常對話中的COME片語動詞 [COME Phrasal Verbs in Daily Conversation]

The 20 phrasal verbs above look manageable in a list. The problem is recognising them at normal speaking speed. Native speakers do not pause before phrasal verbs. A friend says “something came up” and moves on. A colleague says “can you come up with something by Thursday?” in the middle of a longer sentence.

The fastest way to train your ear is to group them by situation. In social life, you will most often hear: come over (invitations), come along (joining activities), come around (changing minds after disagreement), and come up (unexpected events or topics). For health conversations: come down with is unavoidable during flu season. When discussing news, media, and books: come out is used almost daily.

For deeper practice on how these connect to the broader system of phrasal verbs, our article on 片語動詞學習系統 (How to Actually Learn Phrasal Verbs) covers the spaced repetition method that locks them in within three weeks.

Writing examples in context — not just definitions — is what separates passive knowledge from active use.

職場英語的COME片語動詞 [COME Phrasal Verbs for Professional Settings]

Several COME phrasal verbs appear repeatedly in business English — both in meetings and in written communication. Knowing which ones sound professional and which ones are too casual matters for Taiwan professionals working with international teams.

High-frequency in meetings:
Come up with — “Has anyone come up with a solution for the delivery delay?”
Come through — “The approval finally came through this morning.”
Come up — “A few concerns came up during the client call.”
Come into effect — “The new compliance rules come into effect in Q1.”

High-frequency in written communication:
Come across — “I came across your company’s report on supply chain trends.” (great opener for cold emails)
Come forward — “We encourage any affected customers to come forward.” (formal announcements)
Come by — “Good candidates are hard to come by in this market.” (recruitment discussions)

Note that come on, come apart, และ come off it are generally too informal for written business emails, though they appear naturally in spoken team discussions. Compare this with LOOK片語動詞 (Phrasal Verbs with LOOK), where several — like look into และ look forward to — are fully standard in formal writing.

Writing sentences with phrasal verbs in realistic contexts is more effective than translation drills.

台灣學生常犯的錯誤 [3 Mistakes Taiwan Learners Make with COME Phrasal Verbs]

Mistake 1: Word order errors with objects. Some COME phrasal verbs are separable, some are not. You can say “come up with an idea” but never “come an idea up with.” Meanwhile, come across is inseparable — “I came it across” is wrong. When in doubt, keep the particle attached to the verb and place the object at the end: “I came across an interesting article.”

Mistake 2: Direct translation of 來 (lái). In Mandarin, 來 is used in many contexts. But English “come” phrasal verbs do not map to those patterns directly. Come out with an idea means to say something — not to bring an idea out physically. Do not translate from Mandarin into English word by word; learn the whole phrase as a unit.

Mistake 3: Overusing “come up with” for every creative situation. Taiwanese learners often use come up with where a different verb would be more natural. “I came up with a new friend” is wrong — you made a new friend. Reserve come up with for ideas, solutions, plans, or explanations.

練習題 [Quick Practice: Fill in the Blanks]

Try completing these sentences. Answers are at the bottom of this section.

1. I ________ a great recipe for beef noodle soup while browsing online. (find unexpectedly)
2. The whole team needs to ________ a solution before the presentation. (think of)
3. Three witnesses have ________ with new information about the incident. (volunteered)
4. She has been sick since Monday — she ________ a bad cold. (became ill with)
5. Ticket prices for the concert finally ________ after weeks of being sold out. (decreased)

Answers: 1. came across / 2. come up with / 3. come forward / 4. came down with / 5. came down

If you want more structured exercises and a system for learning all phrasal verb families — not just COME — check the 完整片語動詞學習策略 (Phrasal Verb Learning System) guide. It covers the verb-family approach that makes retention significantly faster than memorising random lists.

Watch: Phrasal Verbs with COME [影片學習]

A complete walkthrough of 23 phrasal verbs with COME, with examples.

Sources 參考來源

1. Cambridge Dictionary — Phrasal Verbs — Grammar reference and definitions used for accuracy verification.
2. Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries — COME — Multiple meanings and usage examples for COME phrasal verbs.
3. British Council — Phrasal Verbs Grammar Reference — Separable vs inseparable rules and frequency data.