come under

phrasal 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

Despite containing no cholesterol, the oil's predominant fatty acid—linoleic acid—has come under scrutiny for its role in metabolic disorders. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025

Kiffin has already come under fire in the past for leaving places on a whim, specifically taking the USC job in 2010 after only one season with Tennessee. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Individuals connected to Yermak and the president's office have come under investigation before. —NPR, 28 Nov. 2025

The southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia came under a large Russian drone attack overnight, damaging more than 50 residential buildings, including a university dormitory filled with people, the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, said Wednesday. —Illia Novikov and Sam McNeil The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for come under

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