came round

verb

past tense of come round
1
as in came to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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2
as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for came round
  1. came to
  2. agreed
  3. came around
  4. assented
  5. consented
Verb
  • Sterling came to a mutual agreement for his contract to be terminated and then joined Feyenoord.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The three-part docuseries chronicles how UConn came to dominate college women’s basketball and why head coach Geno Auriemma became such a polarizing figure.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of came to
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  • In June 2025, Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter agreed to buy a majority stake in the Lakers from the Buss family in a deal that valued the team at $10 billion, a then-record for a sports franchise.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Also last month, Archer agreed to buy three aviation and autonomy businesses from Boeing — Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu — to boost its flying-taxi and autonomous flight capabilities.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • His March 2025 approval reportedly came around the same time that the bureau ended its program that paid adopters $1,000 per horse.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When the first day of school came around, her husband convinced her to keep the kids home.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of came around
Verb
  • Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of assented
Verb
  • Nobody in your client meeting consented to a review queue on another continent.
    — Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The president nominated her, senators examined her record, and a majority consented to her appointment.
    — Nahid Bhadelia, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
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“Came round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20round. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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