comer

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

comer (plural comers)

  1. one in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning
  2. fig one who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory
  3. One who arrives
    The champ will face all comers.

[edit] Quotations

  • 2004: The transition from comer to also-ran can be quick — The New Yorker, August 9 & 16, 2004, p.40
  • 2004: Django, then, was not just a comer; he was a cause. — The New Yorker, December 6, 2004, p.105

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in a race
in some contest
who arrives

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Verb

comer (first-person sg present como, first-person sg preterite comín, past participle comido)

  1. to eat
  2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of comer
  3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of comer

[edit] Conjugation

    Conjugation of comer
infinitive comer
gerund comendo
past participle comido
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
present como comes come comemos comedes comen
imperfect comía comías comía comiamos comiades comían
preterite comín comiches comeu comemos comestes comeron
pluperfect comera comeras comera comeramos comerades comeran
future comerei comerás comerá comeremos comeredes comerán
conditional comería comerías comería comeriamos comeriades comerían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
present coma comas coma comamos comades coman
preterite comese comeses comese comésemos comésedes comesen
future comer comeres comer comermos comerdes comeren
imperative — ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
— come — — comede —
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
comer comeres comer comermos comerdes comeren

[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: co‧mer

[edit] Verb

comer

  1. (intransitive) to eat, to consume a meal
    Já comi hoje, obrigado. — “I've already eaten today, thanks.”
  2. (transitive) to eat, to consume a specific food
    Você come carne? — “Do you eat meat?”
  3. (transitive, chess, board games) to capture a piece
    Agora eu comi a torre e o bispo. — “Now I have captured the rook and the bishop.”
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to spend money on food
    Já comi todo o meu salário. — “I have already eaten up my entire salary.”
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to destroy, to consume
    Aquela pneumonia comeu sua saúde. — “That pneumonia has destroyed his health.”
  6. (transitive, slang) to fuck, to screw; a man having sex with someone, enjoying a role in which he penetrates his female or homosexual partner
    Depois do jantar, na mesma noite eu a comi. — “After dinner, that same night I had sex with her.”
  7. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of verb comer.
  8. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) future subjunctive of verb comer.
  9. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of verb comer.
  10. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) personal infinitive of verb comer.

[edit] Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb comer
Notes:
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele/ela/você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal comer
Personal comer comeres comer comermos comerdes comerem
Present participle
comendo
Past participle
Masculine comido comidos
Feminine comida comidas
Indicative
Present como comes come comemos comeis comem
Imperfect comia comias comia comíamos comíeis comiam
Preterite comi comeste comeu comemos comestes comeram
Pluperfect comera comeras comera comêramos comêreis comeram
Future comerei comerás comerá comeremos comereis comerão
Conditional comeria comerias comeria comeríamos comeríeis comeriam
Subjunctive
Present coma comas coma comamos comais comam
Imperfect comesse comesses comesse comêssemos comêsseis comessem
Future comer comeres comer comermos comerdes comerem
Imperative
Affirmative coma come coma comamos comei comam
Negative (não) coma comas coma comamos comais comam

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /koˈmeɾ/

[edit] Etymology

Latin comedere, from com- + edere.

[edit] Verb

comer (first-person singular present como, first-person singular preterite comí, past participle comido)

  1. to eat
    ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent)
    How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
  2. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
  3. (transitive, chess, board games) to capture a piece
  4. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similitude to coger)

[edit] Conjugation

    Conjugation of comer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive comer
gerund comiendo
past participle comido
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present como comes come comemos coméis comen
imperfect comía comías comía comíamos comíais comían
preterite comí comiste comió comimos comisteis comieron
future comeré comerás comerá comeremos comeréis comerán
conditional comería comerías comería comeríamos comeríais comerían
subjunctive yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present coma comas coma comamos comáis coman
imperfect
(ra)		 comiera comieras comiera comiéramos comierais comieran
imperfect
(se)		 comiese comieses comiese comiésemos comieseis comiesen
future comiere comieres comiere comiéremos comiereis comieren
imperative — tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
affirmative come coma comamos comed coman
negative no comas no coma no comamos no comáis no coman


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[edit] Noun

comer m. (plural comeres)

  1. eating, food
    quitárselo uno de su comer
    “to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others”
    el comer fuera es muy común
    “eating out is very common”
    ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo
    “...necessary for the soul like food for the body”

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