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

Cuts will continue as air traffic controllers at dozens of airports work without pay and come under major staffing strain. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025

Over roughly three hours, agents came under gunfire, were rammed four times and faced mobs hurling debris. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

Flock flak and recent misstatements In recent weeks, Johnston has come under fire for making unilateral decisions without input from the council or the public. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025

Both came under fire in 2018 when their anti-Trump text messages were uncovered by former DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, demonstrating their bias during the Mueller investigation. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for come under

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