come to
Britishverb
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to regain consciousness or return to one's normal state
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(adverb) nautical to slow a vessel or bring her to a stop
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(preposition) to amount to (a sum of money)
your bill comes to four pounds
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(preposition) to arrive at (a certain state)
what is the world coming to?
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Recover consciousness, as in She fainted but quickly came to . [Second half of 1500s]
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Arrive at, learn, as in I came to see that Tom had been right all along . [c. 1700]
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See amount to , def. 2.
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See when it comes to .
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Stop a sailboat or other vessel by bringing the bow into the wind or dropping anchor, as in “The gale having gone over, we came to” (Richard Dana, Two Years Before the Mast , 1840). [Early 1700s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with come to .
Example Sentences
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“I thought the world had come to an end,” he says.
They point out Russia has no formal defence partnership with Iran and had made no commitment to come to its aid in event of a US attack.
From BBC
“For FX markets, this continues to look like a tale of the haves and the have-nots when it comes to energy independence,” he said.
From Barron's
“I think people have come to appreciate that the Olympics on U.S. soil is a unique marketing opportunity for the game,” Manfred said.
Last weekend, it looked as though the streak would come to an end.
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