come around

1. Recover consciousness, be restored to a normal condition, as in The smelling salts quickly made her come round . [Mid-1800s]

2. Make a circuit; also, arrive casually or visit. For example, The milkman comes around every day at this time , or You should come round more often . [Early 1800s] Also see come by , def.

3. Change in a favorable way, as in I was sure you would come around and see it my way . [Early 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases

Also, come round .

Example Sentences

The Democrats’ strategy of letting Trump be Trump and hoping everyone would finally come around when they saw how awful he was failed again.

From Salon

But the surrounding galleries in this compact show take other directions, into painting, drawing and sculpture, before coming around to performance again.

From New York Times

“And it certainly contributed to my absolutely crippling nerves for the first couple of months that we shot. I just was so aware that opportunities like this don’t come around a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times

"She came around when I started screaming," she said.

From BBC

When you do something different, it takes time, but people will come around.

From Salon

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