Meaning & use
cometh
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An archaic third-person singular form of "come," meaning "comes."
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The old proverb warns that pride cometh before a fall.
The play's title, 'The Iceman Cometh,' uses an old-fashioned verb form for dramatic effect.
A note on using this word
A relic of Early Modern English, like "doth" or "hath"; survives mainly in biblical quotations, proverbs, and stylized titles.
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