come through

verb

came through; come through; coming through; comes through

intransitive verb

1

: to do what is needed or expected

came through in the clutch

2

a

: to be expressed

a writer whose personality comes through clearly in her writing

b

: to be communicated

a message that came through loud and clear

With the press of a tiny button on the aid, sound comes through to people with impaired hearing with even greater clarity than can be heard by someone with normal hearing.

—Jane E. Brody

Examples of come through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Handling the cleanup spot, Romero was one of four players who came through with home runs for West Aurora (10-3, 4-0). —Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

Stabilization came through a monetary reform program that pegged the currency one-to-one to the mark. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026

The news comes as several new international Taskmaster series have just launched, with more to come through 2026. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026

Probably, yes, but this is how the inflation and the affordability crisis is coming through. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for come through

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue