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Comes vs Came - What's the difference?

comes | came |

As verbs the difference between comes and came

is that comes is third-person singular of come while came is simple past of come.

As nouns the difference between comes and came

is that comes is the answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue while came is a grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.

As a preposition came is

lang=en|Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation

comes

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (come)
  • * intransitive verb '>citation
  • * transitive verb (obsolete) '>citation

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena), a companion.

    Noun

  • (music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    came

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (come)
  • (cum)

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • *
    • Synonyms
    * by, when [event, period, change in state] came]]/[[arrive, arrived

    See also

    * (preposition)

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.

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