come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

intransitive verb

1

: come round

2

: menstruate

Synonyms of come around

• come to

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

Recent Examples on the Web

McGee initially came around as another familiar face before the relationship developed into what Dixon described as a sisterhood. — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Their stocks had incredible rallies beginning in the spring into July as the market came around to this view, before cooling off in July. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Teams can build depth and acquire role players regularly, but the carrying forces don’t come around often. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for come around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground

Kids Definition

come around

verb

: come round