COME UP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • occur
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • gather or bring together
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • muster the courage to do something
    • she rallied her intellect
    • Summon all your courage
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • gather (money or other resources) together over time
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She had scraped together enough money for college
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • start running, functioning, or operating
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the lights went on
    • the computer came up
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • bring forth, usually something desirable
    Usage Example(s)
    • The committee came up with some interesting recommendations
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He came singing down the road
    • Come with me to the Casbah
    • come down here!
    • come out of the closet!
    • come into the room
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • move upward
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The fog lifted
    • The smoke arose from the forest fire
    • The mist uprose from the meadows
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • come up, of celestial bodies
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The sun also rises
    • The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled…
    • Jupiter ascends
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • come to the surface
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  11. Meaning
    • originate or come into being
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • aquestion arose
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  12. Meaning
    • be mentioned
    Usage Example(s)
    • These names came up in the discussion
    Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower