come up
come up /kʌm ʌp/
verb
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()
Bring forth, usually something desirable
(
come up
)
bring forth, usually something desirable
The committee came up with some interesting recommendations
The committee came up with some interesting recommendations
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()
Result or issue
(
arise
, come up
)
result or issue
A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
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()
Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
(
come up
, come
)
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
He came singing down the road
He came singing down the road
Come with me to the Casbah
Come with me to the Casbah
Come down here!
come down here!
Come out of the closet!
come out of the closet!
Come into the room
come into the room
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()
Come to the surface
(
surface
, come up
, rise up
, rise
)
come to the surface
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()
Move upward
(
uprise
, arise
, come up
, go up
, lift
, move up
, rise
)
move upward
The fog lifted
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
The mist uprose from the meadows
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()
Originate or come into being
(
bob up
, come up
, arise
)
originate or come into being
A question arose
a question arose
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()
Start running, functioning, or operating
(
come on
, come up
, go on
)
start running, functioning, or operating
The lights went on
the lights went on
The computer came up
the computer came up
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()
Be mentioned
(
come up
)
be mentioned
These names came up in the discussion
These names came up in the discussion
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Gather or bring together
(
come up
, muster up
, summon
, muster
, rally
)
gather or bring together
Muster the courage to do something
muster the courage to do something
She rallied her intellect
she rallied her intellect
Summon all your courage
Summon all your courage
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Gather (money or other resources) together over time
(
come up
, scrape
, scratch
, scrape up
)
gather (money or other resources) together over time
She had scraped together enough money for college
She had scraped together enough money for college
They scratched a meager living
they scratched a meager living
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(astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies
(
ascend
, come up
, uprise
, rise
)
(astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies
The sun also rises
The sun also rises
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
Jupiter ascends
Jupiter ascends
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Get something or somebody for a specific purpose
(
come up
, get hold
, line up
, find
)
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter