come to

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Definition

Verb (intransitive and transitive) 1. To regain consciousness: To wake up after being unconscious, asleep, or in a faint. 2. To reach a total or final state: To arrive at a particular condition, conclusion, or amount. 3. To enter one's mind: To be thought of or remembered by someone. 4. To concern or relate to: To be about a particular subject or person (often used with a possessive like 'my', 'your').

Usage and Examples
  • Regaining consciousness:
    • After the accident, it took him several minutes to come to.
    • She fainted but came to when we splashed water on her face.
  • Reaching a state or total:
    • The bill comes to exactly fifty dollars.
    • Their argument finally came to a peaceful resolution.
    • What is the world coming to? (An idiom expressing dismay about a situation.)
  • Entering one's mind:
    • The solution came to me in a dream.
    • His name will come to me in a minute.
  • Concerning or relating to:
    • When it comes to fixing cars, he's an expert.
    • As far as the budget comes to, we need to be careful.
Advanced Usage
  • "Come to one's senses": To start thinking and behaving reasonably again after a period of foolishness or confusion.
    • He finally came to his senses and apologized.
  • "Come to light": To become known or revealed.
    • New evidence has come to light in the investigation.
  • "Come to a head": To reach a critical or climax point.
    • The tensions in the office came to a head during the meeting.
Variants and Related Words
  • Come-to (noun, informal): A serious talking-to; a reprimand.
    • His father gave him a real come-to about his grades.
  • Come (verb): The base form with many other meanings (to move toward, to arrive, to occur, etc.).
Synonyms
  • Regain consciousness: Revive, wake up, come around.
  • Reach a total: Amount to, add up to, total.
  • Enter one's mind: Occur to, strike, hit, dawn on.
  • Concern: Pertain to, relate to, refer to, involve.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Come to (with an object): To bring a ship to a stop.
    • The captain came the ship to just outside the harbor.
  • Come around to: To eventually agree with or accept an idea after initial reluctance.
    • She finally came around to our way of thinking.
Related Idioms
  • "Come to think of it...": Used to introduce something you have just remembered or realized.
    • Come to think of it, I did see her at the store yesterday.
  • "Have it coming to (someone)": To deserve something bad that happens.
    • After all his lies, he had it coming to him.
Verb
  1. return to consciousness
    • The patient came to quickly
    • She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
  2. attain
    • The horse finally struck a pace
  3. be relevant to
    • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
    • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
  4. cause to experience suddenly
    • Panic struck me
    • An interesting idea hit her
    • A thought came to me
    • The thought struck terror in our minds
    • They were struck with fear

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