come up

come up

verb

Definition of COME UP

intransitive verb

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

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