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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Bannon came up with the amazing comeback to secure the submission win.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The role-playing influence has players collecting experience points for Kratos to level up, coming up with strategic character builds around abilities and magic, and crafting armor pieces while keeping in mind stats and resistances.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
With a full slate of college basketball games coming up on Saturday and Sunday, there has never been a better time to lock up this bonus.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The science and medicine departments have come up with programmes to develop them, and the scouts find players who have good movement.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The role-playing influence has players collecting experience points for Kratos to level up, coming up with strategic character builds around abilities and magic, and crafting armor pieces while keeping in mind stats and resistances.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
With a full slate of college basketball games coming up on Saturday and Sunday, there has never been a better time to lock up this bonus.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The science and medicine departments have come up with programmes to develop them, and the scouts find players who have good movement.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Come up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20up. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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