Definition of Come to mind

1. Verb. Be remembered. "His name comes to mind when you mention the strike"

Exact synonyms: Spring To Mind
Generic synonyms: Appear

Definition of Come to mind

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To appear in one's thoughts. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Come To Mind

come thick and fast
come through
come to
come to Jesus
come to a close
come to a head
come to an end
come to blows
come to grief
come to grips
come to grips with
come to hand
come to life
come to light
come to mention it
come to mind (current term)
come to nothing
come to nought
come to oneself
come to papa
come to power
come to someone's rescue
come to terms
come to terms with
come to the fore
come to think of it
come together
come true
come under

Literary usage of Come to mind

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: To which are Now First Added, I. An by John Locke (1828)
"... when we come to the use of reason, to the use of be meant, that this is the time when the time we they come to be taken notice of by the come to mind; ..."

2. Introductory Psychology for Teachers by Edward Kellogg Strong, ( (1922)
"It should be borne in mind that we must not only test out all the various reactions (solutions) that come to mind, but also must deliberately ask ourselves, ..."

3. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"The old proverb about the shoemaker sticking to his last is sure to come to mind as one reads, but it seems to lose force when we notice that the "goody" ..."

4. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the (1854)
"... in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD : neither shall it come to mind : neither shall they remember ..."

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