come at
Britishverb
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to discover or reach (facts, the truth, etc)
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to attack (a person)
he came at me with an axe
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slang to agree to do (something)
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slang (usually used with a negative) to stomach, tolerate
I couldn't come at it
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slang to presume; impose
what are you coming at?
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Get hold of, attain, as in You can come at a classical education with diligent study . [Mid-1800s]
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Rush at, make for, attack, as in They came at him in full fore . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
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Its troubles come at a time when the car industry is facing one of the most difficult periods in its history, according to former Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer.
From BBC
Lakers fans were hoping that the first big move by the new ownership group led by Mark Walter would come at the recent trade deadline.
From Los Angeles Times
The distillation attacks — attempts to maliciously extract the intellectual property of a high-performing AI model — come at a pivotal moment for Anthropic and the AI industry at large.
From MarketWatch
A U.S. military campaign would come at a sensitive time for Iran’s leadership.
From Los Angeles Times
Peter Supino of Wolfe Research said in his own report that Paramount Warner faces “the difficult task of growing share while simultaneously deleveraging, a balance that could come at the expense of content investment.”
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