to come

(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])

ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])

for the past (amount of time)

(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])

(between two verbs) in order to

(after a round number) approximately

(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])