come up

SEE SYNONYMS FOR come up ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (intr, adverb)

to come to a place regarded as higher

(of the sun) to rise

to begina wind came up

to be regurgitated or vomited

to present itself or be discussedthat question will come up again

British to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university

to appear from out of the groundmy beans have come up early this year

informal to winhave your premium bonds ever come up?

come up against to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with

come up to to equal or meet a standardthat just doesn't come up to scratch

come up with to produce or findshe always comes up with the right answer

Words nearby come up

come to the same thing, come to think of it, come true, come under, come unglued, come up, come up against, come up in the world, come upon, comeuppance, come up roses

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with come up

come up

Arise, present itself, as in This question never came up. [Mid-1800s]

Rise (from a lower place to a higher one) as in We'll leave as soon as the sun comes up. [9th century]

Also, come up to. Approach, come near, as in He came up and said hello, or The dog came right up to Nora. [Early 1700s]

Also, come up to. Rise in status or value, be equal to, as in His paintings will never come up to his teacher's, or This officer came up through the ranks. [c. 1600] A variant is come up or rise in the world, used for someone who has risen in rank, wealth, or status; for example, He has really come up in the world—he now owns a yacht, or I could see at once that she was a woman who would rise in the world. Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with come up.

单词	come up
释义	come up SEE SYNONYMS FOR come up ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, adverb) to come to a place regarded as higher (of the sun) to rise to begina wind came up to be regurgitated or vomited to present itself or be discussedthat question will come up again British to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university to appear from out of the groundmy beans have come up early this year informal to winhave your premium bonds ever come up? come up against to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with come up to to equal or meet a standardthat just doesn't come up to scratch come up with to produce or findshe always comes up with the right answer Words nearby come up come to the same thing, come to think of it, come true, come under, come unglued, come up, come up against, come up in the world, come upon, comeuppance, come up roses Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with come up come up 1 Arise, present itself, as in This question never came up. [Mid-1800s] 2 Rise (from a lower place to a higher one) as in We'll leave as soon as the sun comes up. [9th century] 3 Also, come up to. Approach, come near, as in He came up and said hello, or The dog came right up to Nora. [Early 1700s] 4 Also, come up to. Rise in status or value, be equal to, as in His paintings will never come up to his teacher's, or This officer came up through the ranks. [c. 1600] A variant is come up or rise in the world, used for someone who has risen in rank, wealth, or status; for example, He has really come up in the world—he now owns a yacht, or I could see at once that she was a woman who would rise in the world. Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with come up. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to come up arise, occur, rise, turn up, crop up, spring up
随便看	peng dehuai penghu pengpu penguin pengö penholder -penia penicil penicillamine penicillate penicillin penicillinase penicillin g penicillin v penicillium penicillus penile penillion peninsula peninsular state peninsular war peninsulate peninsula war penis penischisis

come up

verb (intr, adverb)

Words nearby come up

Idioms and Phrases with come up

Words related to come up