come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

intransitive verb

1

: come round

2

: menstruate

Synonyms of come around

• come to

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, Washington has recently come around to the idea that the provenance of semiconductors matters more than the provenance of Pringles. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Palacios scored and when DeLauter allowed the ball under his glove, Walls came around from second. — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

The practical point is that an assumption behind a decision can change outside your organization, sometimes before your own approval cycle comes around again. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The phrase appears to have first come around in the early to mid-2010s and then saw a major spike at the end of 2025 going into 2026, according to Google trends. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for come around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground

Kids Definition

come around

verb

: come round