come round

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To change one's opinion, attitude, or position to eventually agree with another's. It implies a gradual shift in thinking after initial disagreement or reluctance.
    • To regain consciousness after fainting or being unconscious.
    • To visit someone, typically at their home, often informally or for a social call.
Usage and Examples
  • Changing Opinion:
    • After a long discussion, she finally came round to our way of thinking.
    • He was against the idea at first, but I think he's coming round.
  • Regaining Consciousness:
    • The patient took a few minutes to come round after the procedure.
    • She fainted but came round quickly when we gave her some air.
  • Visiting:
    • Why don't you come round for dinner on Saturday?
    • My friends said they might come round later.
Advanced Usage
  • "come round to the idea of (something)": To eventually accept or agree to a plan or concept after initial hesitation.
    • It took him years to come round to the idea of retiring.
  • The phrasal verb is often used in progressive tenses (e.g., "is coming round") to describe an ongoing process of changing one's mind.
Variants and Related Words
  • Come around: This is a common variant spelling, especially in American English. The meanings are identical to "come round."
  • Come to: A synonym specifically for regaining consciousness (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Change one's mind: To form a different opinion.
  • Be persuaded: To be convinced to adopt a new view.
  • Visit: To go to see a person or place.
  • Revive / Regain consciousness: To return to a conscious state.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Come over: To visit someone's house. (e.g., ) This is very similar to the "visiting" sense of "come round."
  • Come through: To recover from a serious illness or crisis.
Related Idioms
  • See reason / See sense: To become sensible or reasonable, often after persuasion. This is conceptually similar to "come round" in the context of changing an opinion.
    • I'm glad he finally saw reason and agreed to the necessary changes.
Verb
  1. change one's position or opinion
    • He came around to our point of view

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