come up with

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm uhp with, with]
- /kʌm ʌp wɪθ, wɪð/
- /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uhp with, with]
- /kʌm ʌp wɪθ, wɪð/

Definitions of come up with words

phrasal verb come up with If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it. 3
phrasal verb come up with If you come up with a sum of money, you manage to produce it when it is needed. 3
noun come up with to produce or find 3
noun come up with to propose, produce, find, suggest, etc. 3
verb without object come up with to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
verb without object come up with 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 with

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 with

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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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 with

verb come up with

offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.

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Antonyms for come up with

verb come up with

withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
pass by — go past
dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.

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