come through

verb

came through; come through; coming through; comes through

intransitive verb

1

: to do what is needed or expected

came through in the clutch

2

a

: to be expressed

a writer whose personality comes through clearly in her writing

b

: to be communicated

a message that came through loud and clear

With the press of a tiny button on the aid, sound comes through to people with impaired hearing with even greater clarity than can be heard by someone with normal hearing.

—Jane E. Brody

Examples of come through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Diaz came through the academy of Junior and made his senior debut for Barranquilla in 2016 before joining the Junior first-team setup the following season. — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Aside from just Curry, Moody’s fellow Arkansans Isaiah Joe and golfer John Daly II came through for the week. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Travelers could choose to either sail around the continent and come through Panama or cross the continent by horse and wagon. — Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Educational lectures at the aquarium and the sounds of traffic on the street both came through clearly, not remotely muffled. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for come through

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue