come up

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come up (third-person singular simple present comes up, present participle coming up, simple past came up, past participle come up)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see come,‎ up.

   I came up the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.

2. (intransitive) To come towards, to approach.

   I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.

3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

   Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.

4. To come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.

   At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.

   Be ready for when your turn comes up.

   The proposal came up before the committee.

5. To appear (before a judge or court).

   He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.

6. To draw near in time.

   The summer holidays are coming up.

7. (intransitive, of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon).

   It'll be warmer once the sun comes up.

8. (Britain, slang, intransitive) To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.

   I could tell from her expression she was coming up already.

9. (Britain, Oxford University slang) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)

• come down
• go down

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