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

Marcus Semien is starting to come around at the plate as well, Tyrone Taylor had a few hits off the bench and as a starter, and Mark Vientos drove in eight runs in nine games. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026

After initially taking months to greenlight local ChatGPT alternatives, Beijing has come around to encouraging adoption, while issuing guidance on AI use in schools. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 May 2026

And opportunities don’t always come around in this league. —Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026

But Sturm stuck to his guns with his new hybrid man/zone system and the players came around to it. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 May 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