come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Some were hesitant about the ingredient but came around after tasting the dessert. Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Finally, his dad came around and joined his effort. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025 That test does not come around until October 25, by which point the league will have remembered how to defend long throw-ins or Brentford will be in Champions League contention. Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Her arrival came around five years after the pair tied the knot. Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come around

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come around was in 1773

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20around. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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