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
  • The midterm elections that came to a close Tuesday channeled voters' deep frustration with high prices, the war in Iran and concerns about government corruption.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The French symbolists and surrealists read Poe in Baudelaire’s translation; then, twentieth-century Latin American writers also came to Poe in part because of Baudelaire.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of came to
Verb
  • Iowa just agreed to pay $4 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Fans agreed and shared their displeasure at the lack of a quarterback sneak.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • The break with producer and Shelter Records owner Denny Cordell came around this time.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
  • So when Tuesday came around, Lamar expressed shock but not surprise that voters opted for such widespread change.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 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
  • Witness the present Mexican war, the work of comparatively a few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for, in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The dispute included 1,520 signatures collected by four nonresident circulators who had not timely consented to Maine courts’ jurisdiction.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of consented
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