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

Lopez tacked on another run for the Trojans in the top of third with another RBI single, then came around to score on a sacrifice fly from Cadena for a 3-0 lead. —Jack Vita, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026

By the time that the 2023 Hollywood strikes came around, executive producer Jon Favreau had already fully written the script for season four but during the production pause Lucasfilm re-evaluated its upcoming slate. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Shares climbed almost 12% over the five-day stretch as Wall Street analysts issued bullish calls and the market continued to come around to our idea that cybersecurity names are not threatened by AI adoption and should not be lumped in with general-purpose enterprise software stocks. —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026

Both came around to score on junior catcher Laura Daugherty’s double off the fence in left-center. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 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