Come to

verb

/kʌm ˈtu/

Word Frequency: 114.7

Definitions

1.verbTo recover consciousness after fainting etc.

"She came to with the aid of smelling salts."

2.verbTo stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.

3.verbTo total; to amount to.

"so how much does that come to?; the bill comes to £10 each"

4.verbTo reach; to arrive at.

"come to an end; come to a conclusion; come to an agreement; come to a halt"

5.verbTo devote attention to in due course; to come around to.

"I'll come to your question in a minute."

6.verbTo befall; to happen to; to come upon.

"I pray no harm will come to you."

7.verb(usually in present tense) To regard or specifically pertain to.

"He's the best when it comes to detective fiction."

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