come to

verb

1. adverborprep. and reflexive to regain consciousness or return to one's normal state
2. adverb nautical to slow a vessel or bring her to a stop
3. preposition to amount to (a sum of money)

   your bill comes to four pounds

4. preposition to arrive at (a certain state)

   what is the world coming to?

Example Sentences

“Precious pieces of wood saved from other projects or found while hiking, ideas that came to us in the middle of the night and a desire to create beautiful, useful things.”

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Olsen: What was your relationship to the show before the role came to you?

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Movie houses and entertainment companies have increasingly come to rely on movies that become viral, must-see cultural phenomena, a trend that accelerated after the COVID-19 pandemic scrambled audience behaviors and studio strategies.

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Loss has made her more guarded when it comes to dating.

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“It would be like those two looking in the mirror when it comes to competitiveness and doing anything and everything for the team,” Harbaugh said.

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Related Words

• amount
• consumption
• cost
• disbursement
• expense
• figure
• investment
• outlay
• output
• price
• rate
• spending
• value