come up meaning | definition of come up at WebDictionary.co.uk

(verb) bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"

result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

come to the surface

originate or come into being; "a question arose"

move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion"

start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"

come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"

gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

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