English Explanatory Dictionary

come to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
To total; to amount to.
To reach; to arrive at.
To seek help from.
To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
To regard or specifically pertain to.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.

Pronunciation

/kʌm ˈtu/ /ˈkʌm tu/ en-au-come to.ogg

Word forms

come to comes to coming to came to

Synonyms

Derived words

come back to one's senses come to a boil come to a close come to a head come to an end come to a sticky end come to blows come to grief come to grips come to grips with come to hand come to Jesus come to life come to light come to mention it come to mind come to naught come to nothing come to nought come to oneself come to one's hand come to one's senses come to order come to papa come to pass come to power come to someone's aid come to someone's assistance come to someone's rescue come to terms come to terms with come to that come to the fore come to the party come to think of it come to time Daniel come to judgement when it comes to when push comes to shove worst comes to worst

Translations

Azerbaijani: hala gəlmək Azerbaijani: huşa gəlmək Azerbaijani: özünə gəlmək Azerbaijani: ayılmaq Finnish: tulla tajuihinsa Finnish: palata tajuihinsa French: revenir à soi French: reprendre connaissance French: reprendre ses esprits German: zu sich kommen German: wieder zu sich kommen German: zu Bewusstsein kommen German: wieder ansprechbar sein Hungarian: magához tér Hungarian: visszanyeri az eszméletét Japanese: 覚醒する Polish: odzyskiwać przytomność Polish: odzyskać przytomność Polish: dochodzić do siebie Polish: dojść do siebie Russian: приходить в сознание Spanish: volver en sí Ukrainian: отямитися

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