come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

intransitive verb

1

: come round

2

: menstruate

Synonyms

• come round
• come to
• revive

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

Recent Examples on the Web

After all, $10 million tax benefits don’t come around too often. —Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Finally, trailing 9-8 in the bottom of the eighth, the Red Sox tied it again when Trevor Story reached on a fielding error at third and came around to score on a single up the middle by Devers. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025

Mike Mayers #59 of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after Bryan Reynolds #10 of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kevin Newman #27 came around to score on an RBI single by Starling Marte #6 in the... —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025

The release of Frosty Fusions came around a month later, with the sweet treat arriving at locations nationwide on May 12. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 June 2025

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