come up

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To move upward or ascend: To rise from a lower to a higher position or level.
    • To be mentioned or arise in discussion: To become a topic of conversation or consideration.
    • To occur or present itself: To happen, especially unexpectedly or as a problem.
    • To approach or move toward someone or something: To come near.
    • To originate or come into being: To begin to exist or be noticed.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The sun will come up at 6 a.m. tomorrow. (To ascend)
    • Your name came up several times during the meeting. (To be mentioned)
    • An urgent matter has come up, so I need to leave. (To occur)
    • He came up to me and asked for directions. (To approach)
    • A strange smell came up from the basement. (To originate)
Advanced Usage
  • "to come up with something": To produce, find, or suggest an idea, plan, or solution.
    • We need to come up with a better strategy.
  • "to come up against something": To be faced with or opposed by a difficulty or challenge.
    • They came up against strong resistance to their proposal.
  • "to come up for air": To take a short break from an intense activity.
    • After working for five hours straight, I need to come up for air.
Variants and Related Words
  • Upcoming (adj): Happening or appearing soon.
    • The upcoming election is very important.
  • Comeuppance (n): A punishment or fate that someone deserves, especially for arrogant or bad behavior.
    • The corrupt official finally got his comeuppance.
Synonyms
  • Arise: To begin to occur or to become apparent.
  • Surface: To rise to the surface or to become known.
  • Approach: To come near or nearer to.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Come up to: To reach a particular standard or level.
    • His work doesn't come up to the required standard.
  • Come up through: To advance or succeed by progressing through an organization or system.
    • She came up through the ranks to become CEO.
Related Idioms
  • Come up roses: To turn out very well or successfully.
    • Despite the problems, everything came up roses in the end.
  • Come up in the world: To achieve a higher social or financial status.
    • He started with nothing and has really come up in the world.
Verb
  1. gather or bring together
    • muster the courage to do something
    • she rallied her intellect
    • Summon all your courage
  2. gather (money or other resources) together over time
    • She had scraped together enough money for college
    • they scratched a meager living
  3. come up, of celestial bodies
    • The sun also rises
    • The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
    • Jupiter ascends
  4. 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
  5. start running, functioning, or operating
    • the lights went on
    • the computer came up
  6. be mentioned
    • These names came up in the discussion
  7. move upward
    • The fog lifted
    • The smoke arose from the forest fire
    • The mist uprose from the meadows
  8. originate or come into being
    • a question arose
  9. come to the surface
  10. 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
  11. result or issue
    • A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
  12. bring forth, usually something desirable
    • The committee came up with some interesting recommendations

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