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

Murillo, who had ended his career at Larnaca, also came through the Antiguoko system at the same time as Iraola. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

That is a learnable skill that comes through trying, missing and adjusting, not by reading a prompt guide once. — Boyan Wan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Though the composition’s chocolatey decadence comes through, centifolia rose is still the star of the scent. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Outrage on social media did not cease until, miraculously, a savior came through years later in the form of Ketchup Entertainment, an upstart distributor that paid $50 million for the rights last year. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 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