English

come and go

Meaning: to alternately enter and exit; to repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base come and go
3rd person singular present comes and go
Present participle coming and go
Past came and go
Will future will come and go
Going-to future going to come and go
Imperative negative don't come and go / do not come and go

Example

In this busy airport, passengers come and go at all hours.
In this busy airport, passengers come and go at all hours.

Usage Notes

An intransitive verb phrase describing movement back and forth or something that appears and disappears periodically. It has a valency of 1 (intransitive).

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