come at

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come at

verb comes at · coming at · came at · come at

obsolete To come to; to attend.
obsolete To enter into sexual relations with; to come on to (someone).
To get to, especially with effort or difficulty. His precise meaning was not easy to come at.
To attack (someone); to harass (someone); to challenge (someone) to a fight. As I backed away, he came at me with a knife.
Australia, New Zealand, slang, transitive To accept (a situation); to agree to do; to try. Nah, mate – I'm not going to come at that again. Too risky.

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verb To attack, harass, or challenge

Español	atacar, achorarse, derrancar
Português	atacar
Français	attaquer

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@misc{come_at_2026,
  title = {come at},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20at},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}