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

One particularly big shift came around 2000, when about 280 colleges and universities allowed applicants to apply without submitting scores for the SAT or the ACT, another common standardized test. — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Abrams then stole his 30th base, and an errant throw from Cardinals catcher Leo Bernal let Dylan Crews come around to score. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

But in recent years, the singer-songwriter, 58, has finally come around to accepting the song’s incredible impact. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Officers were searching the floor when the shooter came around a corner and ambushed them from just feet away. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Sep. 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