come up

verb

1. to come to a place regarded as higher
2. (of the sun) to rise
3. to begin

   a wind came up

4. to be regurgitated or vomited
5. to present itself or be discussed

   that question will come up again

6. to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university
7. to appear from out of the ground

   my beans have come up early this year

8. informal.
   to win

   have your premium bonds ever come up?

9. come up against
   to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with
10. come up to
    to equal or meet a standard

    that just doesn't come up to scratch

11. come up with
    to produce or find

    she always comes up with the right answer

Example Sentences

That’s in part why you have all this crazy ticket-splitting, where people vote for minimum wage increases and on the same ballot vote for Republicans who block those increases every time they come up for a vote.

From Salon

She said she heard a noisy car come up the drive and park near the house.

From BBC

I had a young flight attendant, a gentleman, come up to me and say, “This movie made me look at what I was doing, the dieting and all these things, and I realized I just had to stop, go down a completely different path and be more kind to myself.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s not that feelings don’t come up that don’t feel good and bring doubt and insecurity.

From Los Angeles Times

“If one considers the expectations we had for these playoffs, we’ve come up very short.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arise
• crop up
• occur
• rise
• turn up