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Come up

verb
Word Frequency: 16.9

Definitions

1.verbTo come towards, to approach.
"I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette."
2.verbTo emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
"Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week."
3.verbTo come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.
"At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition."
4.verbTo appear (before a judge or court).
"He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars."
5.verbTo draw near in time.
"The summer holidays are coming up."
6.verb(of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon).
"It'll be warmer once the sun comes up."
7.verbTo begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
"I could tell from her expression that she was coming up already."
8.verb(Oxford University) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)

Synonyms

go upariseliftrisemove uprise upcome oncomego onfindsurfacemuster up

Antonyms

come downgo down
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