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 The colorful outfits exude the wacky self-indulgence that comes through in his work, which makes sense: His personal aesthetic has always been part of the shtick. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Dogs and cats that come through MADACC's doors get microchipped and brought up to date with routine vaccines. Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 The call was made using another model of a telephone, made by engineer Elisha Gray instead of Bell, but a public audience of about 150 people were nonetheless delighted to hear the muffled music coming through the telephone box. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024 Disneyland was the second-most visited theme park in the world in 2022 with 16.8 million people coming through the gates, according to a report by the Themed Entertainment Association and AECOM. Amy Taxin, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024 Jordin Blackmon came through for Bishop Montgomery. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 An overwhelming grief for the victims of the Holocaust comes through in the atmosphere. Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024 In 2023, for the first time, more than 1 billion de minimis packages came through U.S. customs, up from 134 million packages in 2015. Didi Tang, Fortune Asia, 4 Mar. 2024 Light rain lingers into Sunday with another system coming through during the middle of the week. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come through was in 1906

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Cite this Entry

“Come through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20through. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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