COME UP Definition & Meaning

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come up

verb

to come to a place regarded as higher
(of the sun) to rise
to begin
a wind came up
to be regurgitated or vomited
to present itself or be discussed
that question will come up again
to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university
to appear from out of the ground
my beans have come up early this year
informal.
to win
have your premium bonds ever come up?
come up against
to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with
come up to
to equal or meet a standard
that just doesn't come up to scratch
come up with
to produce or find
she always comes up with the right answer

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Brown’s contributions will be closely watched by those rooting for players from smaller schools to come up big.

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Your only worry is whether, with a Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid coming up, the England man is rested for the odd game having just come back from injury.

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Paul had come up with this very strange boy/man.

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Even though the speaker has extensive control over what bills come up for a vote, he couldn't stop this one.

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Mr Black decided to begin writing fake stories for April Fools' Day for "a bit of fun" and said his wife usually helped him come up with the ideas.

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