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

The museum is government-run and comes under the authority of the Culture Ministry. —ABC News, 8 May 2026

Owens’ connection with then-offensive coordinator Jason Garrett also came under scrutiny during his stint with the team. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026

But Demorcy’s extraction of only two bullets, one from the forearm and the other from the president’s back, came under scrutiny. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

The prospect of losing swathes of council seats in England, the end of its dominance of the Welsh Senedd assembly and a possible third-place finish for Scotland's Holyrood parliament, mean Starmer looks set to come under pressure again to quit or at least set out a timetable for his departure. —Elizabeth Piper, USA Today, 7 May 2026

Rhymes for come under

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