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Definition of Come up
1. Verb. Bring forth, usually something desirable. "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
2. Verb. Result or issue. "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
Generic synonyms: Come About, Fall Out, Go On, Hap, Happen, Occur, Pass, Pass Off, Take Place
Specialized synonyms: Condense, Open, Open Up
3. Verb. Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody. "The children come up to the playground"; "Come into the room"
Specialized synonyms: Emanate, Accost, Address, Come Up To, Approach, Come Near, Approach, Come Near, Come On, Draw Close, Draw Near, Go Up, Near
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Also: Come In, Come Through, Come Through, Come With
Derivative terms: Coming
Antonyms: Go
4. Verb. Come to the surface.
Generic synonyms: Ascend, Go Up
Specialized synonyms: Emerge, Resurface, Bubble Up, Intumesce, Swell, Well
Derivative terms: Rise, Surface, Surface, Surface, Surfacing
5. Verb. Originate or come into being. "A question arose"
6. Verb. Move upward. "The mist uprose from the meadows"
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Scend, Surge, Climb, Climb Up, Go Up, Mount, Soar, Soar Up, Soar Upwards, Surge, Zoom, Go Up, Rocket, Skyrocket, Bubble, Uplift, Chandelle, Steam, Ascend, Rise, Uprise
Derivative terms: Lift, Rise, Rise, Rising
Antonyms: Fall
Also: Rise Up
7. Verb. Be mentioned. "These names came up in the discussion"
8. Verb. Start running, functioning, or operating. "The computer came up"
9. Verb. Get something or somebody for a specific purpose. "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
10. Verb. Come up, of celestial bodies. "The moon will soon come up "; "Jupiter ascends"
Category relationships: Astronomy, Uranology
Generic synonyms: Arise, Go Up, Lift, Move Up, Rise, Uprise
Derivative terms: Ascendent, Ascension, Rise
Antonyms: Set
11. Verb. Gather (money or other resources) together over time. "They scratched a meager living"
Specialized synonyms: Nickel-and-dime
Generic synonyms: Accumulate, Amass, Collect, Compile, Hoard, Pile Up, Roll Up
12. Verb. Gather or bring together. "Summon all your courage"
Generic synonyms: Collect, Garner, Gather, Pull Together
Derivative terms: Rally
Definition of Come up
1. Verb. (&lit come up) ¹
2. Verb. To appear before a judge or court. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To come towards, to approach. ¹
4. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly; to come to attention, present itself. ¹
5. Verb. (British slang intransitive) To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Come Up
Literary usage of Come up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shirley: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (1850)
"Man of prejudice, good-by: William, good-by. Children, come up to Fieldhead
to-morrow, and you shall choose what you like ..."
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