| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| come about vi phrasal | (happen) | inträffa vitr |
| | | hända vitr |
| | (uppkomma, skapas) | uppstå vitr |
| | Dave's idea to start his own business came about after he lost his job. |
| come about vi phrasal | (nautical: tack) (sjöfart) | stagvända vtr |
| | (sjöfart) | gå över stag vbal uttr |
| | The yacht came about. |
| come across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (encounter [sth]) | råka på vtr partikel oskj |
| | | stöta på vtr partikel oskj |
| | | träffa på vtr partikel oskj |
| | I came across an interesting article in the newspaper today. |
| come across [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (encounter [sb] by chance) | stöta på vtr partikel oskj |
| | | råka på vtr partikel oskj |
| | We came across Monica in the post office. |
| come across vi phrasal | figurative (message: be clear) | framgå tydligt vitr + adv |
| | | framgå vitr |
| | The President's message came across very clearly in his speech. |
| come across vi phrasal | (give impression) | framstå vitr |
| | I'm not sure how my speech comes across. |
| come after [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pursue, chase) | jaga vtr |
| | | förfölja vtr |
| | The police came after the robbers in a patrol car. |
come along,
come on vi phrasal | informal (progress) (dåligt, bra) | gå vitr |
| Anmärkning: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| | My history project is coming along nicely. |
| come along vi phrasal | (appear, arrive) | visa sig vitr + refl |
| | | dyka upp vitr partikel |
| | Suddenly, two buses came along at the same time. |
| come along vi phrasal | figurative (enter [sb]'s life) | dyka upp vitr partikel |
| | I was 30 when Jason came along and changed my life forever. |
| come along vi phrasal | (accompany, go with) | följa med vitr + prep |
| | | komma med vitr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | hänga på vitr partikel |
| | Jack and I are going to the movies this afternoon; you can come along if you like. |
| come along with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (accompany) | följa med vitr + prep |
| | | komma med vitr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | hänga på vitr partikel |
| | Nancy came along with us to the park. |
| come apart vi phrasal | (fall to pieces) | falla isär vitr partikel |
| | | gå sönder vitr partikel |
| | The delicate necklace came apart in Gisela's hands. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | komma till sans vbal uttr |
| | | kvickna till vitr partikel |
| | The patient came around soon after his operation. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) | komma på andra tankar vbal uttr |
| | | omvända sig vtr + refl |
| | | ändra sig vtr + refl |
| | My parents aren't keen on my new boyfriend, but they'll come round when they get to know him. |
come around,
also UK: come round to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | ändra sig vitr + refl |
| | | tänka om vitr + prep |
| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) | komma vitr |
| | | inträffa vitr |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes around. |
| come at [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | gå hotfullt mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ge sig på ngn vbal uttr |
| | The aggressive man came at the police officer wielding a baseball bat. |
| come away vi phrasal | (step back, leave) | gå iväg vitr + adv |
| | | ta ett steg tillbaka vbal uttr |
| | I had to come away or I would have ended up swearing at them. |
| come back vi phrasal | (return) | komma tillbaka vitr + adv |
| | I came back from the office at about 6.30pm. |
| come back vi phrasal | (return to success) | göra comeback vtr + s |
| | In 2013, the pop singer came back with a best-selling album. |
| come back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (return to memory) | komma tillbaka till ngn vbal uttr |
| | The name of the film suddenly came back to me. |
| come back with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (retort) | svara med ngt vitr + prep |
| | James wanted to come back with a witty retort, but couldn't think of one. |
| come back vi phrasal | (competition: catch up) | komma ifatt vitr partikel |
| | | komma igen vitr partikel |
| | | jämna ut ställningen vbal uttr |
| | After an initially poor performance, the home team came back in the second half and won the match. |
| come before [sth] vtr phrasal insep | formal (appear in court) (formell) | stå inför vitr + prep |
| | The defendant came before the court for sentencing. |
| come before [sb] vtr phrasal insep | formal (appear before: magistrate, judge, etc.) (formell) | stå inför ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Miller came before the judge two months after pleading guilty to assault. |
| come between [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (separate, obstruct) | komma emellan vtr + adv |
| | A brick wall came between the wooden building and the store. |
| come between [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (cause estrangement) (bildlig) | komma emellan vtr + adv |
| | We are such good friends that nothing can come between us. |
| come by vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit) | komma förbi vitr partikel |
| | | kommer över vitr partikel |
| | | titta in vitr partikel |
| | He doesn't come by often. |
| come by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (find, obtain by chance) | komma över ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | få tag i ngt, få tag på ngt vbal uttr |
| | We came by these old coins in our garden when we were digging over the vegetable plot. |
| come down vi phrasal | (descend) | komma ner vitr partikel |
| | Go upstairs and tell your sister to come down for dinner. |
| come down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) | falla ner vitr partikel |
| | | kollapsa vitr |
| | After the wrecking ball hit the side of the building it came down quickly. |
| come down vi phrasal | slang, figurative (cease to be high on drugs) | komma ner vitr partikel |
| | | nyktra till vitr partikel |
| | That weed was so good that it took me 3 hours to finally come down. |
| come down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (punish) | straffa vtr |
| | | ge ngn ett straff vbal uttr |
| | The teacher came down on him for his repeated absence. |
| come down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (collapse) | falla ner på ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ramla ner på ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | The bedroom ceiling came down on us during the hurricane. |
| come down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be essentially) | handla om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | innebära vtr |
| | What this strike comes down to is a failure to communicate with your staff. |
| come down with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (fall ill) (bildlig) | dra på sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | | insjukna i ngt vitr + prep |
| | I've just come down with a cold. |
| come forward vi phrasal | (go to police) | komma fram vitr partikel |
| | | erkänna vitr |
| | | ge sig till känna vbal uttr |
| | The investigators pleaded for anyone with information about the crime to come forward. |
| come forward vi phrasal | figurative (volunteer) | ställa upp som frivillig - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | When they requested volunteers, I came forward since I had nothing better to do. |
| come forward vi phrasal | (move to front) | komma fram vitr partikel |
| | | gå fram vitr partikel |
| | | ta ett steg framåt vbal uttr |
| | The preacher said; "Come forward now if you feel the spirit." |
| come in vi phrasal | (enter, go indoors) | komma in vitr + prep |
| | (något formell) | stiga in vitr + prep |
| | Please come in; the door is open. |
| come in vi phrasal | (be available) | komma in vitr + prep |
| | The shipment of parts did not come in, so we will not be able to fill that order. |
| come in vi phrasal | (finish race: in nth place) | komma vitr |
| | I don't care if I win the race, I just don't want to come in last. |
| | Jag bryr mig inte om jag vinner loppet, jag vill bara inte komma sist. |
| come in vi phrasal | figurative (become involved) | komma in vitr + prep |
| | We need expert advice, and that's where you come in. |
| come in vi phrasal | (respond to radio communication) | kom uttr |
| | | kom in vitr partikel |
| come into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (money: acquire, inherit) (formell) | komma i besittning av ngt vbal uttr |
| | He came into a large inheritance when he was quite young. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| come across as [sth] v expr | (give certain impression) | framstå som ngt vtr + prep |
| | | ge intryck av att vara ngt vbal uttr |
| | I don't know Emily very well, but she comes across as an intelligent girl. |
| come after [sth/sb] vi + prep | (follow in sequence) | komma efter vtr + prep |
| | | följa vtr |
| | The letter Q comes after P in the English alphabet. |
| come again? interj | slang (what did you say?) (vardagligt) | va? interj |
| | (något omodern) | hursa? hur sa? interj |
| | Come again? I didn't hear what you said. |
| come alive vi + adj | figurative (fiction: seem real) (bildlig) | få liv vtr + s |
| | (bildlig) | komma till liv vbal uttr |
| | The characters in the film really come alive thanks to the director. |
| come alive vi + adj | figurative (become lively) (bildlig) | vakna till liv vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | komma till liv vbal uttr |
| | Despite a quiet first half, the match came alive after the break. |
| Come along! interj | (hurry) | skynda!, skynda på! interj |
| | Come along! We don't want to be late! |
| come and go v expr | (walk to and fro) | komma och gå vbal uttr |
| | During recess the students are allowed to come and go as they please. |
| come and go v expr | (be intermittent) | komma och gå vbal uttr |
| | The wireless reception is unreliable here, my connection keeps coming and going. |
| come and go v expr | (be fleeting) | komma och gå vbal uttr |
| | As the Great Depression taught us, financial security can come and go. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | (come unstitched) | gå upp i sömmarna vbal uttr |
| | The sofa cushion is coming apart at the seams so the stuffing is sticking out. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | figurative (go wrong) (bildlig) | gå upp i sömmarna vbal uttr |
| | The proposed merger appears to be coming apart at the seams. |
| come apart at the seams v expr | figurative (lose control of emotions) (bildlig) | gå upp i sömmarna vbal uttr |
| | She started getting frazzled when she lost her job; now her husband has left her, and she's really coming apart at the seams. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi + adv | (visit [sb]) | titta in vitr partikel |
| | | komma över vitr partikel |
| | | komma förbi vitr partikel |
| | If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
| come as a surprise v expr | (be unexpected) | komma som en överraskning vbal uttr |
| | The letter offering me a job came as a total surprise. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | lämna ngt vtr |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | gå bort från ngt vbal uttr |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | lossna från ngt vitr + prep |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| come back to do [sth] v expr | (return in order to do [sth]) | komma tillbaka för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Ava left home at 18, but came back ten years later to care for her mother. |
| come back from the dead v expr | figurative (succeed again) (bildlig) | resa sig från de döda, återvända från de döda vbal uttr |
| | In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race. |
| come back from the dead v expr | figurative (recover) (bildlig) | resa sig från de döda, återvända från de döda vbal uttr |
| | After the triple bypass, he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life. |
| come before [sth] vi + prep | (precede) | komma före vitr + prep |
| | The number 2 comes before 3, and 4 comes before 5. |
| come before [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be more important than) | komma före vitr + prep |
| | The welfare of my family comes before anything else. |
| come clean vi + adj | informal (confess) | erkänna vtr |
| | (formell) | bekänna vtr |
| | If the culprit comes clean, the rest of the class can go home. |
| come clean about [sth] vi + adj | informal (confess to [sth]) | erkänna vtr |
| | | berätta sanningen om ngt vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | bekänna vtr |
| | You might feel better if you go to your boss and just come clean about what you did. |
| come closer vi | (approach, get nearer) | komma närmare vtr + adv |
| | If you come closer to the nest, you will be able to hear the birds better. |
| come down [sth] vi + prep | (descend) | komma ner för ngt vbal uttr |
| | An avalanche prevented them from coming down the mountain. |
| come down in price v expr | informal (become less expensive) | sjunka i pris, falla i pris vbal uttr |
| | That computer will come down in price when a faster model becomes available. |
| come down to earth v expr | figurative (be realistic) (bildlig) | komma ner på jorden, komma ned på jorden vbal uttr |
| | He came down to earth with a real bump when he was forced to get his first job. |
| come face to face with v expr | literal, figurative (be confronted by, meet [sb], [sth]) | komma öga mot öga med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | konfronteras med ngt vitr + prep |
| | I knew that at some point, I would have to come face to face with my ex. |
| come first vi + adv | (finish first in race) | komma först vitr + adv |
| | Mark came first in the race. |
| come first vi + adv | (be first in sequence) | komma först vitr + adv |
| | Which came first, the chicken or the egg? |
| come first vi + adv | figurative (be top priority) | komma först vitr + adv |
| | | vara viktigast vtr + adj |
| | Caring for her children comes first; her job is second priority. |
| come from [sth] vi + prep | (be born or raised in) | komma från vitr + prep |
| | She comes from India. |
| | He comes from a very poor part of the country. |
| come from [sth] vi + prep | (have as its source) | komma från vitr + prep |
| | Three-quarters of our daily water supply comes from lakes, rivers, and streams. |
| come from behind v expr | (sports: win from a lagging position) | hämta upp vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | komma i fatt, komma ifatt, komma i kapp, komma ikapp vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | resa sig vitr + refl |
| | He overtook the leader in the last lap to come from behind to win. |
| come-from-behind adj | (involving a big catchup in points) (förled) | upphämtnings- adj |
| | | återhämtnings- adj |
| come from money v expr | figurative, uncountable (belong to a wealthy family) | komma från en rik familj s |
| | (slang) | komma från pengar s |
| | It's obvious from the way Geraldine talks and dresses that she comes from money. |
| come full circle v expr | figurative (return to original situation) (bildlig) | gå varvet runt vbal uttr |
| | Today I'm starting work back at the firm where I had my first job; I feel like my career's come full circle. |
| come hell or high water adv | (whatever the difficulties) (idiomatisk) | i vått och torrt adv |
| | | vad som än händer adv |
| | Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon. |
| Come here interj | (beckoning) | Kom här interj |
| | | Kom hit interj |
| | Come here and look at the painting. |
| come home v expr | (return to your home) | komma hem vitr + s |
| | Come straight home after school today, young man! Finn's parents were anxious when he failed to come home after going to the pub with his friends. |
| come home to [sb] v expr | figurative (become clear) (bildlig) | trilla ner hos ngn vbal uttr |
| | | bli tydligt för ngn vbal uttr |
come in contact with [sth],
come into contact with [sth] v expr | (be exposed to: [sth] harmful) | komma i kontakt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | (ngt skadligt) | utsättas för ngt vitr + prep |
| | I phoned the doctor as soon as I found out I had come in contact with someone who had Swine Flu. |
come in contact with [sb],
come into contact with [sb] v expr | (meet: [sb]) | komma i kontakt med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | få kontakt med ngn vbal uttr |
| come in for [sth] v expr | informal (suffer: criticism, etc.) (vardagligt) | få sig ngt vtr + refl |
| | The town council has come in for criticism for cancelling several of its annual events. |
| come in handy v expr | informal (prove useful) | komma till nytta vbal uttr |
| | | vara bra att ha vbal uttr |
| | | komma väl till pass vbal uttr |
| | I always keep paper clips in my wallet; you never know when they'll come in handy. |
| come in peace v expr | (have no hostile intent) | komma i fred vbal uttr |
| | When they invade they will undoubtedly say "We come in peace." |
| come into [sth] vi + prep | (enter) | komma in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | gå in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | When the famous actress came into the room, everyone turned to look at her. |
| come into being v expr | (be born) | komma att existera vbal uttr |
| | (även bildlig) | komma att födas vbal uttr |
| | The Internet didn't just come into being spontaneously. It is the result of decades of research and development. |
| come into being v expr | (be created) | komma att existera vbal uttr |
| | (även bildlig) | komma att födas vbal uttr |
come into force,
come into effect v expr | (become applicable, active) (formell) | träda i kraft vbal uttr |
| | | börja gälla vitr + vitr |
| | The new law does not come into force until February of next year. |
| come into play vi | (become involved) | inträffa vitr |
| | (formell) | göra sig gällande uttr |
| | | hända vitr |
| | Tiredness comes into play near the end of a race. |
| come last vi + adv | (lose a race, be the slowest) | komma sist vitr + adv |
| | I came last in the race. |
| come last vi + adv | (be last in sequence) | komma sist vitr + adv |
| | In the English alphabet, Z comes last. |