comes round

verb

present tense third-person singular of come round
1
as in comes to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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2
as in agrees
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 comes round But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes round
  1. comes to
  2. agrees
  3. comes around
  4. assents
  5. consents
Verb
  • That three-week period comes to an end for those who were eliminated at the round of 32 (played between June 29 and July 3) this week.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The first use case that comes to mind for me is knowledge distribution at the shift level.
    — Harmjan Derksen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of comes to
Verb
  • Cassidy wholeheartedly agrees, admitting that success can sometimes create its own insecurities.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Virtually everyone on either side of this issue agrees that California does not have enough addiction services.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of agrees
Verb
  • That kind of deal had been the standard procedure in recent years, with teams paying players big money early and reaping the benefits of those extra prime years before a third deal comes around.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • This move comes around two years after he was elected in a landslide victory.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026
Definition of comes around
Verb
  • 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
Definition of assents
Verb
  • No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.
    — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Definition of consents

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“Comes round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20round. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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