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

He scored 21 points in the third quarter after coming up with huge barrages last week in New Orleans and against Memphis.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the meticulous d’Hérelle who, along with his wife, came up with the term “bacteriophage.”

From Salon

“But we kept an open conversation. I learned a lot from her, like when they’re doing microphones, people would come up to her and grab her chair. It’s like, ‘That’s my body.

From Los Angeles Times

One person after another after another came up to me to complain about what appeared to be a glossy commercial filled with beautiful people, a beautiful mountain lion, beautiful houses, beautiful nature.

From Los Angeles Times

“Again and again I’ve come up against men who argue exactly what Oliver does here, using the very same talking points,” she said.

From Salon

Related Words

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