come up

come up

intransitive verb

Definition of COME UP

1

: rise 6

2

: to come near : make an approach <came up and introduced himself>

3

: to rise in rank or status <an officer who came up from the ranks>

4

a : to come to attention or consideration <the question never came up>

b : to occur in the course of time <any problem that may come up>

5

: to turn out to be <the coin came up tails>

6

chiefly dialect : grow up

— come up empty

: to fail to achieve a desired result

— come up with

: to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge <came up with a solution>

Examples of COME UP

1. <the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go>
2. <let me know if anything else comes up during the project>

First Known Use of COME UP

14th century

Related to COME UP

Synonyms

belly up, close, close in, approach, draw on, near, nigh

Antonyms

back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

Related Words

arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz up; creep up, sneak up; adjoin, border, touch, verge

Near Antonyms

clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk out