come under

verb

came under; come under; coming under; comes under

1

: to be subjected to (something)

The troops were resting when they suddenly came under attack.

Many people feel that their civil rights are coming under threat.

The school is coming under pressure to change its policies.

2

: to be affected, controlled, or influenced by (something)

an area that has come under the control of rebel forces

He was 30 years old when he first came under the care of a psychiatrist.

areas that come under his authority

3

—used to identify the group or category that something belongs to

These matters come under the heading of classified information.

Examples of come under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mamdani earlier this year came under fire, including from Black homeowners, for his proposal to raise property taxes to help fill the city’s multi-billion-dollar budget gap. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026

Still, the release comes under scrutiny. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026

Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Luxury stocks came under pressure after the conflict in the Middle East negatively impacted sales in March. —Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

Unconfirmed media reports said that a petrochemical plant in Novokuybyshevsk owned by the Rosneft oil and gas company came under attack. —Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for come under

• asunder
• blunder
• bunder
• funder
• plunder
• sunder
• thunder