come up
verb
came up; come up; coming up; comes up
1
2
: to come near : make an approach
came up and introduced himself
3
: to rise in rank or status
an officer who came up from the ranks
4
a
: to come to attention or consideration
the question never came up
b
: to occur in the course of time
any problem that may come up
5
: to turn out to be
the coin came up tails
6
chiefly dialectal
: grow up
Examples of come up in a Sentence
the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go
let me know if anything else comes up during the project
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Some of these topics came up during a three-hour dinner between Gates and President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December.
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Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 9 May 2025
In a press conference, Suzman described the foundation’s work to come up with better bed nets and using new technological tools to make it so mosquitoes can’t carry malaria.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The San Diego Planning Commission discussed placing caps on ADUs, but directed the city planning department to come up with options, with a decision ultimately by the City Council and Mayor Todd Gloria, all of whom appear committed to reforming backyard cottage policies.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
One option might have come up that could make the Steelers consider abandoning their interest in Rodgers.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 9 May 2025
In a press conference, Suzman described the foundation’s work to come up with better bed nets and using new technological tools to make it so mosquitoes can’t carry malaria.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The San Diego Planning Commission discussed placing caps on ADUs, but directed the city planning department to come up with options, with a decision ultimately by the City Council and Mayor Todd Gloria, all of whom appear committed to reforming backyard cottage policies.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
One option might have come up that could make the Steelers consider abandoning their interest in Rodgers.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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“Come up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20up. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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