come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
Recent Examples on the Web When winter came around, Chicago winters are deadly. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024 In the 30 years that have passed since tabloid frenzy was peaking in the mid-1990s, and in the nearly 20 years since Charles and Camilla married in 2005, the public has come around to Queen Camilla, which doesn’t surprise her only son. Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024 Amos said the show’s creator, Norman Lear, eventually came around to his way of thinking years later. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024 Once the red carpet premiere comes around, our bet is on another Gucci moment. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come around 

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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of come around was in 1773

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20around. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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