what does come up mean?
COME UP as VERB
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- 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
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- 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
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- gather (money or other resources) together over time
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- 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
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- start running, functioning, or operating
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- 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
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- bring forth, usually something desirable
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- 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
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- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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- 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
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- 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
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- come up, of celestial bodies
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- 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
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Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
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- 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
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- originate or come into being
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Hypernyms(s) come up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
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