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TO COME AT

Definition: TO COME AT

TO COME AT

1. (a) To reach; to arrive within reach of; to gain; as, to come at a true knowledge of ourselves. (b) To come toward; to attack; as, he came at me with fury.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: TO COME AT

English words defined with "TO COME AT": bargain, boilcome acrossdowneasy, encounter, endhomeland, leave offMaranatha, meetNisi priusran into, Royal assent, run acrosssee, shoot downTo call a party, To come to, To dance attendance, To go out, To heave in sight, To run out, To touch atUncomeatable. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TO COME AT": Adoni-zedecÆgeusangle of rest, asset/liability management, AV bundleB1FF, Bartholomew's problem, Bertramocage shoe, come sit up, Come That, Commodore 64, context clash, Cosmic Rays, Cursesdry puddling, DS1elkington system, Estate, European Computer-Industry Research Centre GmbHfilkGleaning, Grave-diggers, Groaning MaltHaro, hearth roasting, His bundle, Hungarian NotationJabesh-Gilead, JephthahKvikkalkulLOVER, lyreMarriage, Age at first, mouse mat, multiplicity of testingNectar, network managementPetersen grab, Pride of the MorningRahat, Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal, Red Boots, Rodolpho, Rosamondsafety, SCIMETAR, Sea, Seymour Cray, Shingebis, sink-hole drainage, spamdex, Specie, SpeciesTimothy, Second Epistle toWine-cellar. (references)
Etymologies containing "TO COME AT": Uncomeatable. (references)

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Modern Usage: TO COME AT

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You know how they're going to come at you? (The Godfather; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola; Mario Puzo)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TO COME AT

SubjectTopicQuote

Trade

Ukraine

They have come under heavy criticism from the International Monetary Fund, since to a significant extent, investments in these zones seem to come at the expense of investments elsewhere in the country. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TO COME AT

Language Translations for "TO COME AT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

nekiront (to hurtle, to make at, to make for, to rush at), nekiesik (fall on, to assail, to fall on, to fall to, to fall upon, to go at it baldheaded, to set upon), hozzáfér vmihez, elér vmit (to reach). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otay omecay atay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: TO COME AT

LanguageDateSourceEsther Chapter 1, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai ouk eishkousen autou astin h basilissa elqein meta twn eunoucwn kai eluphqh o basileuV kai wrgisqh
Latin405VulgateQuae rennuit et ad regis imperium quod per eunuchos mandaverat venire contempsit unde iratus rex et nimio furore succensus
Middle English1395WyclifThe whiche forsoc, and at the kings heste, that bi the geldingis he hadde comaundid, she dispiside to comen. Wherfore the king wroth, and with myche wodnesse tend,
Jacobean English1611King JamesBut the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Victorian English1833WebsterBut the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Basic English1964OgdenBut when the servants gave her the king's order, Vashti the queen said she would not come: then the king was very angry, and his heart was burning with wrath.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: TO COME AT

LanguageEsther Chapter 1, Verse 12
AlbanianPor mbretëresha Vashti nuk pranoi të vinte sipas urdhrit të mbretit që iu njoftua me anë të eunukëve; mbreti u pezmatua shumë dhe zemërimi i tij i ziente përbrenda.
CebuanoApan ang reina nga si Vasthi nagdumili sa pag-adto sumala sa sugo sa hari nga gidala sa mga eunucos; busa ang hari naligutgut kaayo ug ang iyang kasuko misilaub diha kaniya.
CroatianAli se kraljica Vašti ne htjede odazvati kraljevu pozivu što joj ga prenesoše dvorani. Kralj se tada veoma razbjesni i njegova se srdžba rasplamsa.
DanishMen bronning Vasjti vægrede sig ved at komme på Kongens Bud, som Hofmændene overbragte. Da blev Kongen harmfuld, og Vreden blussede op i ham.
DutchDoch de koningin Vasthi weigerde te komen op het woord des konings, hetwelk door den dienst der kamerlingen haar aangezegd was. Toen werd de koning zeer verbolgen, en zijn grimmigheid ontstak in hem.
FinnishMutta kuningatar Vasti kieltäytyi tulemasta, vaikka kuningas hoviherrojen kautta oli käskenyt. Silloin kuningas suuttui kovin, ja hänessä syttyi viha.
FrenchMais la reine Vasthi refusa de venir, quand elle reçut par les eunuques l`ordre du roi. Et le roi fut très irrité, il fut enflammé de colère.
GermanAber die Königin Vasthi wollte nicht kommen nach dem Wort des Königs durch seine Kämmerer. Da ward der König sehr zornig, und sein Grimm entbrannte in ihm.
HungarianDe Vásti királyné nem akara menni a király szavára, mely vala az udvarmesterek által. Erre igen megharagudott a király, és az õ haragja felgerjede benne.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTetapi ketika para pelayan itu menyampaikan perintah raja kepada Ratu Wasti, ratu tidak mau datang, sehingga raja marah sekali.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaTetapi engganlah permaisuri Wasti datang dengan titah baginda yang disampaikan oleh penjawat itu kepadanya, maka sangatlah murka baginda, sehingga bernyala-nyala murkanya.
Korean그 러 나 왕 후 와 스 "" 가 내 시 의 하 " 왕 명 을 좇 아 오 기 를 싫 어 하 니 왕 이 진 노 하 여 중 심 이 불 붙 " " 하 " 라
Manx GaelicAgh dob Vashti yn ven-rein dy heet er sarey yn ree liorish ny fir-oik: va'n ree, er-y-fa shen, feer jymmoosagh, as ren e chorree lostey cheu-sthie jeh.
MaoriOtiia kihai a Kuini Wahati i pai kia haere mai i ta te kingi kupu i korerotia e ana rangatira ruma. Na reira i riri rawa ai te kingi, a mura ana tona riri i roto i a ia.
NorwegianMen dronning Vasti nektet å komme efter den befaling kongen hadde sendt henne gjennem hoffmennene. Da blev kongen harmfull, og hans vrede optendtes.
PortugueseA rainha Vasti, porém, recusou atender ordem do rei dada por intermédio dos eunucos; pelo que o rei muito se enfureceu, e se inflamou de ira.   
RumanianDar kmpqrqteasa Vasti n`a vrut sq vinq, cknd a primit prin fameni porunca kmpqratului. Wi kmpqratul s`a supqrat foarte tare, s`a aprins de mknie.
SwedishMen drottning Vasti ville icke komma, fastän konungen befallde henne det genom hovmännen. Då blev konungen mycket förtörnad. och hans vrede upptändes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TO COME AT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-m-o-o-t-t"

-2 letters: comate, cottae, tomato, tomcat.

-3 letters: cameo, comae, comet, comte, cotta, matte, motet, motte, motto, octet, tacet, tecta, totem.

-4 letters: acme, atom, came, cate, coat, coma, come, coot, cote, mace, mate, matt, meat, meta, moat, moot, mote, mott, otto, tace, taco, tact, tame, tate, team, teat, toea, tome, toom, toot, tote.

-5 letters: ace, act, ate.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-m-o-o-t-t"
 

+3 letters: commentator, homeostatic, tracheotomy.

 

+4 letters: commentators, contemplator, mycetomatous, olfactometer, tracheostomy.

 

+5 letters: autoeroticism, contemplation, contemplators, documentation, domestication, hematopoietic, mastoidectomy, mythopoetical, olfactometers, onomatopoetic, postvasectomy, prostatectomy, recomputation, thoracotomies, tracheotomies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO COME AT


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      43 4F 4D 45      41 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01000011 01001111 01001101 01000101 00100000 01000001 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#67 &#79 &#77 &#69 &#32 &#65 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0043 004F 004D 0045      0041 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

544923749473923554

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Translations: Modern
6. Bible Trace
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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