With 'come'

Question 1

come about

Answer 1

To happen, or start to happen:

“How did it come about that the police were involved?”

Question 2

come across sth

Answer 2

To find sth by chance:

“He came across some of his old love letters in his wife’s desk.”

Question 3

come across 1

Answer 3

To behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic:
“She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television.”

Question 4

come across 2

Answer 4

If an idea or emotion comes across in writing, film, music, or when sb is speaking, it is expressed clearly and people notice it:
“What comes across in his later poetry is a great sense of sadness.”

Question 5

come across 3

Answer 5

To give other people a certain feeling or opinion:

“He comes across as a bit of a bore.”

Question 6

come along 1

Answer 6

To arrive or appear at a place:

“We’re going to the swimming pool - you can come along later if you want.”

Question 7

come along 2

Answer 7

To go swhere with sb:

“We’re going to the cinema. Do you want to come along?”

Question 8

come along 3

Answer 8

To start to exist:

“I gave up climbing when my first child came along.”

Question 9

come along 4

Answer 9

If sth is coming along, it is developing or improving:

“Hassan’s English is really coming along.”

Question 10

come apart 1

Answer 10

To separate into several pieces:

“My boots are coming apart at the seams.”

Question 11

come apart 2

Answer 11

To be unsuccessful, or fail to produce the intended results:
“The global economy is showing signs of coming apart.”

Question 12

come round/around 1

Answer 12

To visit sb in their home:

“Come round tonight and we’ll watch a video.”

Question 13

come round/around 2

Answer 13

To change your opinion of sth, often influenced by another person’s opinion:
“Do you still dislike your office, or have you come round to thinking it’s all right?”

Question 14

come round/around 3

Answer 14

If an event that happens regularly comes round, it happens at its usual time:
“Christmas comes round so quickly!”

Question 15

come round/around 4

Answer 15

To become conscious again after an accident or operation:

“She hasn’t come round from the anaesthetic yet.”

Question 16

come away (with sth)

Answer 16

To leave a place or situation with the stated feeling, idea, condition, etc.:
“I recently spent about 90 minutes shopping on the Internet, and I came away empty-handed.”

Question 17

come across sth/sb

Answer 17

To find sth or sb by chance:

“He came across some old love letters.”

Question 18

come at sb

Answer 18

To move quickly toward sb to attack that person:

“He suddenly came at me.”

Question 19

come back 1

Answer 19

To return to a place:

“We’ve just come back from Amsterdam.”

Question 20

come back 2

Answer 20

If a style or a fashion comes back, it becomes popular again after being unpopular for a period of time:
“Padded shoulders are coming back, apparently.”

Question 21

come by sth

Answer 21

To obtain something:

“It’s unclear how he came by his wealth.”

Question 22

come down on sb

Answer 22

To punish sb or treat sb severely:

“They’re coming down heavily on people for not paying their taxes.”

Question 23

come down with sth

Answer 23

To catch or show signs of an illness:

“I feel like I’m coming down with a cold.”

Question 24

come in for sth

Answer 24

To receive blame or criticism:

“The mayor came in for a lot of criticism of his remarks.”

Question 25

come off (informal) 1

Answer 25

To happen as planned, or to succeed:

“I tried telling a few jokes but they didn’t come off (= no one laughed).”

Question 26

come off better/worse/badly/well

Answer 26

To finish in a particular condition after a fight, argument, etc., especially compared to sb else:
“I always come off worse when we argue.”

Question 27

come off 2

Answer 27

To end up in a particular position:

“The team played hard and came off with a victory.”

Question 28

come off sth

Answer 28

To be finished with or removed from sth:

“Marcia comes off maternity leave in March.”

Question 29

come on 1

Answer 29

To start to happen or work:

“The heating comes on at six in the morning.”

Question 30

come on 2

Answer 30

To make your sexual interest known to sb:

“Then his wife left the room and he started coming on to me.”

Question 31

come on 3

Answer 31

(of an actor) to walk onto the stage:

“There was great applause when the Russian ballerina came on.”

Question 32

come on/upon sth

Answer 32

to find sth or meet sb unexpectedly:

“I came upon this book in the attic - would you like it?”

Question 33

come out (UK) 1

Answer 33

To go swhere with sb for a social event:

“Jenny came out with us last night.”

Question 34

come out 2

Answer 34

If a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see:
“My novel is coming out in paperback next spring.”

Question 35

come out 3

Answer 35

Sth becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret:

“After her death, it came out that she’d lied about her age.”

Question 36

come out 4

Answer 36

To be in a certain condition or to achieve sth at the end of a process or activity:
“She came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman.”

Question 37

come out 5

Answer 37

Be removed:

“Did the red wine stain come out?”

Question 38

come out 6

Answer 38

To express an opinion:

“In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment.”

Question 39

come out 7

Answer 39

Be said:

“I didn’t mean to be rude - it just came out like that.”

Question 40

come out 8

Answer 40

When flowers come out, they open:

“Daffodils come out in spring.”

Question 41

come out with sth

Answer 41

To say sth unexpectedly or suddenly:

“You come out with some strange comments sometimes!”

Question 42

come over sb

Answer 42

To influence sb suddenly to behave in a particular way:

“I’m sorry! That was a stupid thing to say – I don’t know what came over me.”

Question 43

come through sth

Answer 43

To continue to live after an accident or a difficult or dangerous situation:
“It was a miracle that he came through that car crash alive.”

Question 44

come to sth

Answer 44

To reach a particular point:

“His hair comes down to his shoulders.”

Question 45

come under sth 1

Answer 45

To start to experience sth unpleasant:

“But the plan quickly came under criticism from the opposing political party.”

Question 46

come under sth 2

Answer 46

To be judged or controlled by a law, rule, or authority:

“Much of the Aegean came under the rule of the Ptolemies, along with Egypt.”

Question 47

come up 1

Answer 47

To move towards sb:

“A young girl came up to me and asked for money.”

Question 48

come up 2

Answer 48

To be mentioned or talked about in conversation:

“What points came up at the meeting?”

Question 49

come up 3

Answer 49

Appear:

“When the sun or moon comes up, it rises.”

Question 50

come up 4

Answer 50

If a job or opportunity comes up, it becomes available:

“A position has come up in the accounts department.”

Question 51

come up 5

Answer 51

To happen, usually unexpectedly:

“I’ve got to go - sth has just come up at home and I’m needed there.”

Question 52

come up with sth

Answer 52

To suggest or think of an idea or plan:

“He came up with a great idea for the ad campaign.”

Question 53

come between sb

Answer 53

To cause problems between two people or interrupt two people:
“Don’t let one little quarrel come between you!”

Question 54

come down 1

Answer 54

To fall and land on the ground:

“A lot of trees came down in the storm.”

Question 55

come down 2

Answer 55

If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower:

“House prices have come down recently.”

Question 56

come down 3 (informal)

Answer 56

To feel less excited after a very enjoyable experience:

“The whole weekend was so wonderful I haven’t come down yet.”

Question 57

come down 4

Answer 57

To decide that you support a particular person or side in an argument, etc.:
“The government has come down on the side of military action.”

Question 58

come down to sth

Answer 58

To have a particular thing as the most important matter:

“It all comes down to money in the end.”

Question 59

come in 1

Answer 59

To enter a room or building:

“Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?”

Question 60

come in 2

Answer 60

If a fashion or product comes in, it becomes available or popular:
“Flared trousers first came in during the 1970s.”

Question 61

come in 3

Answer 61

To become involved in a situation, story, or plan:

“We need expert advice, and that’s where you come in.”

Question 62

come in 4

Answer 62

if a law comes in, it is passed and starts to be used:

“Law enforcement officials have been swamped with information since new regulations came in earlier this year.”

Question 63

come into sth 1

Answer 63

To enter a place or a new position or state:

“As we drove over the hill, the ocean came into view.”

Question 64

come into sth 2

Answer 64

Someone who comes into money or property receives it as a result of the death of a relative:
“I came into a little money and bought a house.”

Question 65

comer over 1

Answer 65

To seem to be a particular type of person:

“He came over as very knowledgeable.”

Question 66

come over 2

Answer 66

To come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards sb:
“Is your family coming over from Greece for the wedding?”

Question 67

come over 3 (UK)

Answer 67

To be influenced suddenly and unexpectedly by a strange feeling:
“I stood up too quickly and came over all dizzy/faint/peculiar.”

Question 68

come over 4

Answer 68

To visit sb’s home:

“Ron came over for dinner the other night.”

Question 69

come through 1

Answer 69

If a piece of information or a document comes through, you receive it:
“Have the test results come through yet?”

Question 70

come through 2

Answer 70

If an emotion comes through, other people can notice it:

“His nervousness came through when he spoke.”

Question 71

come through 3

Answer 71

To succeed in a difficult situation:

“He’s a great leader who always comes through under pressure.”

Question 72

come through with sth

Answer 72

To do sth that you have agreed to do or been asked to do:

“He’s still hoping the bank will come through with a loan.”

Question 73

come to

Answer 73

To become conscious again after an accident or operation:

“Has he come to yet?”

Question 74

come together

Answer 74

To start working successfully with each other:

“I remember how the community came together and were so supportive of each other.”