come up
English
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Verb
come up (third-person singular simple present comes up, present participle coming up, simple past came up, past participle come up)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up.
- I came up the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.
- (intransitive) To come towards, to approach.
- I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
- 1973 March 1, Roger Waters (lyrics and music), “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
- Racing around to come up behind you again
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
- Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.
- To come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.
- At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.
- Be ready for when your turn comes up.
- The proposal came up before the committee.
- To appear (before a judge or court).
- He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.
- To draw near in time.
- The summer holidays are coming up.
- (intransitive, of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon).
- It'll be warmer once the sun comes up.
- (Britain, slang, intransitive) To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
- I could tell from her expression that she was coming up already.
- (UK, Oxford University) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)
Antonyms
- come down
- go down
Derived terms
Derived terms
- come up against
- comeuppance
- marry come up
Related terms
- come up with
Translations
non-idiomatic
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to come towards
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to emerge, become known
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to come to attention, present itself
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to appear before court
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to draw near in time
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to rise above the horizon
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to begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug
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to arrive at the university
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Anagrams
- upcome