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Definition of Come to
1. Verb. Cause to experience suddenly. "They were struck with fear"
2. Verb. Be relevant to. "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Exact synonyms: Bear On, Concern, Have-to Doe With, Pertain, Refer, Relate, Touch, Touch On
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
3. Verb. Attain. "The horse finally struck a pace"
4. Verb. Return to consciousness. "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
Exact synonyms: Resuscitate, Revive
Related verbs: Animate, Quicken, Reanimate, Recreate, Renovate, Repair, Revive, Revivify, Vivify, Resuscitate, Revive
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Related verbs: Animate, Quicken, Reanimate, Recreate, Renovate, Repair, Revive, Revivify, Vivify, Resuscitate, Revive
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Definition of Come to
1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic nautical) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also (term come about). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To total; to amount to. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To reach; to arrive at. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To devote attention to in due course; to come around to. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive usually in present tense) To regard or specify, as narrowing a field of choices by category. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com