come round

come round

verb

Definition of COME ROUND

intransitive verb

1

: to change direction

2

: to return to a former condition; especially : come to 1

3

: to accede to a particular opinion or course of action <you'll come round to our side eventually>

Examples of COME ROUND

1. <the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round>
2. <she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round>

First Known Use of COME ROUND

1818

Related to COME ROUND

Synonyms: come around, come to, revive

Antonyms: dissent

Related Words: pull through, rally, recover; awake, awaken, wake up

Near Antonyms: black out, faint, pass out

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Rhymes with COME ROUND

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