come up to

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of come up to words

phrasal verb come up to To be coming up to a time or state means to be getting near to it. 3
noun come up to to equal or meet (a standard) 3
noun come up to to reach or extend to 3
noun come up to to equal 3
verb without object come up to to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
verb without object come up to to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1

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Origin of come up to

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 to

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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come up to 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 to

verb come up to

approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
match — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
resemble — to be like or similar to.

All 6 Synonyms of come up to