come up Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb bring forth, usually something desirable
   
   • The committee came up with some interesting recommendations
2. verb result or issue
   arise.
   
   • A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
3. verb move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
   come.
   
   • He came singing down the road
   • Come with me to the Casbah
   • come down here!
   • come out of the closet!
   • come into the room
4. verb come to the surface
   rise; rise up; surface.
   
5. verb originate or come into being
   bob up; arise.
   
   • a question arose
6. verb move upward
   rise; uprise; lift; go up; arise; move up.
   
   • The fog lifted
   • The smoke arose from the forest fire
   • The mist uprose from the meadows
7. verb be mentioned
   
   • These names came up in the discussion
8. verb start running, functioning, or operating
   come on; go on.
   
   • the lights went on
   • the computer came up
9. verb get something or somebody for a specific purpose
   line up; get hold; find.
   
   • 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
10. verb come up, of celestial bodies
    rise; ascend; uprise.
    
    • The sun also rises
    • The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
    • Jupiter ascends
11. verb gather (money or other resources) together over time
    scrape up; scrape; scratch.
    
    • She had scraped together enough money for college
    • they scratched a meager living
12. verb gather or bring together
    muster; rally; muster up; summon.
    
    • muster the courage to do something
    • she rallied her intellect
    • Summon all your courage

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