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Definition come for in British English

come for phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to come to a place so that you can take someone or something away with you

Example

The taxi will come for us at around 8 o'clock.

Example

I've just come for the book your brother borrowed from me.

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1.1

to come to a place in order to arrest someone

Example

The police came for him in the middle of the night.

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Definition come for in British English