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

Figure skating remains a sport dominated by youth, and with the Winter Games coming around only once every four years, 2026 could likely be the couple’s last shot at cementing their legacy as a pair on the ice. —Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

Ilya Mikheyev’s offense is starting to come around. —Scott Powers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

The health-conscious clean-eating trend Compton capitalized on a half-century ago when mood rings, Elton John and post-Watergate relief was all the rage, is coming around again, Nude Miami’s owners say. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

While drive-in theaters were popular throughout the state, with upwards of 100 theaters at one point, the decline started coming around the 1970s as the number slowly fell to only 14 in 1982, according to previous reporting by The Oklahoman. —Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 6 Jan. 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