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
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In the years since, however, Lovato has come around to the humor and whimsy of Poot. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025 Initial reports following Burrow's injury had his potential return expected to come around mid-December. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 Game changers like Shaun of the Dead only come around so often. Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 While wave pools were once frowned upon by most surfers who argued machines couldn’t replace Mother Nature, many have come around as technology has improved. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come around

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 1 Nov. 2025.

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