come under

come un·der

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm uhn-der]
- /kʌm ˈʌn dər/
- /kʌm ˈʌndə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uhn-der]
- /kʌm ˈʌn dər/

Definitions of come under words

phrasal verb come under If you come under attack or pressure, for example, people attack you or put pressure on you. 3
phrasal verb come under If something comes under a particular authority, it is managed or controlled by that authority. 3
phrasal verb come under If something comes under a particular heading, it is in the category mentioned. 3
verb without object come under to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
verb without object come under to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
verb without object come under to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1

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Origin of come under

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 under

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Come under

come under 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".

come under usage trend in Literature

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