come round
verb
came round; come round; coming round; comes round
1
: to change direction
2
: to return to a former condition
especially
: come to sense 1
3
: to accede to a particular opinion or course of action
you'll come round to our side eventually
Examples of come round in a Sentence
the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round
she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round
Recent Examples on the Web
Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style.
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Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Vollering was always likely to have the stronger finish — and led out the sprint from the front, with Niewadoma-Phinney never looking likely to come round her.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
Across the Atlantic, Drax’s story is unraveling, and the U.K. government is clearly coming round to the idea that burning forests for fuel is not clean energy.
—Michél Legendre, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow [in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series], his hour come round at last.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Vollering was always likely to have the stronger finish — and led out the sprint from the front, with Niewadoma-Phinney never looking likely to come round her.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
Across the Atlantic, Drax’s story is unraveling, and the U.K. government is clearly coming round to the idea that burning forests for fuel is not clean energy.
—Michél Legendre, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow [in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series], his hour come round at last.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Come round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20round. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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