come round

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm round]
- /kʌm raʊnd/
- /kʌm raʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm round]
- /kʌm raʊnd/

Definitions of come round words

verb come round to be restored to life or consciousness 3
verb come round to change or modify one's mind or opinion 3
verb without object come round to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
verb without object come round to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
verb without object come round to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1
verb without object come round to move into view; appear. 1

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Origin of come round

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English comen, Old English cuman; cognate with Dutch komen, German kommen, Gothic qiman, Old Norse koma, Latin venīre (see avenue), Greek baínein (see basis), Sanskrit gácchati (he) goes

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Parts of speech for Come round

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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come round popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for come round

verb come round

mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
survive — to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
pull through — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
recuperate — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.

All 7 Synonyms of come round