come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Partly sunny conditions are likely to come around Thursday, along with the chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025 Not long after after Buxton came around to score in the first inning to make it 1-0, catcher Ryan Jeffers followed suit with some aggressive baserunning that helped the Twins increase their lead to 2-0. Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025 Starting pitching will be the focus at the trade deadline, but another bat also would be preferable, especially if Shaw doesn’t start to come around. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025 With the tournament set to come around again next year, Jota would very likely have finally fulfilled that dream in 2026. Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for come around

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come around was in 1773

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20around. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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