come round

verb

Definition of come roundnext
1
as in to come to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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2
as in to agree
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round

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Recent Examples of come round Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style. — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026 Joe’s friend went to collect Joe from the hospital, which takes around 20 minutes, and our daughter waited in the window the whole time, just waiting for Joe to come round the corner. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025 But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come round
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come round
  1. come around
  2. agree
  3. assent
  4. consent
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  • And while Disney World is of course the biggest and most recognizable of Florida’s many options, Universal Orlando Resort was my family’s preferred park, especially once the Wizarding World of Harry Potter came around.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Hannah initially struggled to understand why Eli wanted a garage that was significantly larger than the living space, but eventually came around after the two began thinking further into the future.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Many agree that the surge in data centers, not Illinois clean energy law, is the primary cause of skyrocketing power prices across power grid operator PJM’s 13-state footprint.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Carolina Panthers and tight end Darren Waller have agreed to a one-year free-agent deal, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about a player’s contract.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of agree
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  • False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
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  • Collecting identifiable records for tens of millions of people in a single database also creates a target for breaches, secondary uses that no one consented to and abuses by current or future administrations with different priorities.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Real prompt monitoring uses consented consumer panels and observes conversations that actually occurred.
    — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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“Come round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20round. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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