come up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm uhp]
- /kʌm ʌp/
- /kʌm ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uhp]
- /kʌm ʌp/

Definitions of come up words

phrasal verb come up If someone comes up or comes up to you, they approach you until they are standing close to you. 3
phrasal verb come up If something comes up in a conversation or meeting, it is mentioned or discussed. 3
phrasal verb come up If something is coming up, it is about to happen or take place. 3
phrasal verb come up If something comes up, it happens unexpectedly. 3
phrasal verb come up If a job comes up or if something comes up for sale, it becomes available. 3
phrasal verb come up When the sun or moon comes up, it rises. 3

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Origin of come up

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 up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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come up 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 up

verb come up

arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
occur — to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
turn up — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
crop up — If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.

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