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

The lower Social Security benefits would come around the same time Medicare will have to implement cuts of its own, further squeezing retirees. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Alcaraz was sitting on his courtside chair when the camera came around on his right. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Upsides AccordionItemContainerButton Downsides When winter comes around, snow and slush are just waiting to be tracked into the house. — Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026

After being criticized for coming around too slowly to the transfer portal, Swinney added 15 transfers this offseason. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 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