English Explanatory Dictionary

come up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
To be revealed to have a certain value, quality, or status.
To come to attention and present oneself; to arrive or appear.
To appear (before a judge or court).
To draw near in time.
To approach a time or scheduled event.
To reach in height.
To rise (above the horizon).
To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)
To happen or occur.
To grow up; to experience a childhood.

noun

An opportunity

Pronunciation

en-au-come up.ogg

Word forms

come up comes up coming up came up come ups

Antonyms

come down go down

Related words

come up with

Derived words

come up against comeuppance come up snake eyes marry come up sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning

Translations

Arabic: طَلَعَ Arabic: طلع Belarusian: падыма́цца Belarusian: падніма́цца Belarusian: падня́цца Chinese Mandarin: 上來 /上来 Finnish: nousta Finnish: tulla ylös German: heraufkommen Ancient Greek: ἀναβαίνω Hungarian: feljön Japanese: 上がる Japanese: 登る Korean: 올라오다 Romagnol: avșinêr Romagnol: abșinêr Russian: поднима́ться Russian: подня́ться Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎍𐎊 Ukrainian: підніма́тися Ukrainian: підійма́тися Ukrainian: підня́тися

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