C2

come up English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word come up once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning come up meaning

What does come up mean?

come up

— verb bring forth, usually something desirable The committee came up with some interesting recommendations

— verb (= arise) result or issue A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion

— verb (= come) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody He came singing down the road Come with me to the Casbah come down here! come out of the closet! come into the room

— verb (= surface) come to the surface

— verb (= arise) originate or come into being a question arose

— verb (= lift, arise, uprise) move upward The fog lifted The smoke arose from the forest fire The mist uprose from the meadows

— verb be mentioned These names came up in the discussion

— verb (= go on) start running, functioning, or operating the lights went on the computer came up

— verb (= rise, uprise, ascend) come up, of celestial bodies The sun also rises The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled... Jupiter ascends

— verb (= get hold, find) get something or somebody for a specific purpose 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

— verb (= scrape, scratch) gather (money or other resources) together over time She had scraped together enough money for college they scratched a meager living

— verb (= muster, rally, summon) gather or bring together muster the courage to do something she rallied her intellect Summon all your courage

Synonyms come up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as come up?

come up English » English

rise

arise

go up

appear

approach

bring up

occur

uprise

turn up

ascend

surface

get up

find

emerge

come

advance

rise up

lift

happen

come closer

rally

muster

go up to

come out

wind

uncover

take place

summon

start

sprout

spot

scratch

scrape up

scrape

rumble

rout

reach

raise with

propound

propose

play

perform

offer

muster up

move up

line up

increase

grow

go on

go

Topics come up topics

What do people use come up to talk about?

Universe, creation Sky

Sun

• What words refer to how the sun moves?
  rise set cross the sky come up go down sink

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move up

• What words refer to the sun or moon moving up in the sky?
  come up rise

Examples come up examples

How do I use come up in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

Won't you come and cheer me up?

Once I knew Johnny was lying to me, I had to come up with a plan. You knew Johnny was lying to you?