comes

SayKUMZ/kʌmz/

2 meanings of comes

1
verb
Third-person singular simple present of come.
Spring comes early in this part of the country.
Each order comes with a free sample of the new tea.
Note
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 (1598) has this river comes me cranking in, with a pronoun no modern speaker would add.
Checked 2 Nov 2026 · 2 facts
William Shakespeare wrote Henry IV, Part 1. shakespearedocumented.folger.edu
Henry IV, Part 1 was first published in 1598. folger.edu

Less common meaning

2
noun
The answering statement in a fugue that responds to the subject, or dux, presented by the leading voice.

comes is a form of come

come, verb: To move or travel toward the speaker, the listener, or the person or place being talked about. Full entry

Forms: come also past participlecomes he/she/itcoming -ing formcame past tense
Spelling: come → comes: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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Origin

Formed from come with the ending -s, used after he, she, or it.