COME ROUND Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

come round

verb

Definition of come round

as in to come to

to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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as in to agree

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 come round Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style. — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026 Joe’s friend went to collect Joe from the hospital, which takes around 20 minutes, and our daughter waited in the window the whole time, just waiting for Joe to come round the corner. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025 But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come round

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The phrase appears to have first come around in the early to mid-2010s and then saw a major spike at the end of 2025 going into 2026, according to Google trends.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Milwaukee opened the scoring in the third when Frelick reached on an infield single, stole second and came around on a single by Mitchell, an Orange County native and UCLA product.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Definition of assent

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James told investigators that Laura Hamilton was aware and consented to that relationship with her husband, which Laura Hamilton later disputed.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Owners consented to donating brain samples from their old dogs for this study.

— Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of consent

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