come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around
Synonyms of come aroundnext

Synonyms of come around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Another error by the pitch on the play allowed Austin to come around to score to end the game. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026 If your turf is a blanket of green grass—no flowering weeds or clover—then the butterflies and bees would not be coming around anyway. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 Aaron McClarnon lead off with a single and came around to score after a pair of sacrifice plays and a two-out double by Sam Lambert. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 The senior right-hander finally gave up a hit to Los Osos’ Wyatt Mohler with one out in the seventh and Mohler came around to score as the Grizzlies topped the Oilers 1-0 in the first round of the Boras Classic Southern Section tournament at Mater Dei High. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026 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 12 Apr. 2026.

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