come over
phrasal verbcome over
- (British English, informal) to suddenly feel something
- + adj. to come over funny/dizzy/faint
- I come over all shy whenever I see her.
- (also come across)to be understood
- to make a particular impression
- He came over well in the interview.
come over (to…)
- to come to a place, especially somebody’s house, in order to visit for a short time
come over (to…) (from…)
- to travel from one place to another, usually over a long distance
- Why don't you come over to England in the summer?
- Her ancestors came over from Ireland during the famine.
come over (to something)
- to change from one side, opinion, etc. to another
come over somebody
- [no passive] to affect somebody
- A fit of dizziness came over her.
- I can't think what came over me (= I do not know what caused me to behave in that way).