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

Room for Disagreement Justice said even Republican critics of the Iran war would have to come around eventually. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Server was wonderful and attentive and the manager came around to check on things. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

When September came around, the Beach Boys cancelled even more shows. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2026

That was not always the case in other studios when the ‘boss’ came around. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Nov. 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