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verb (1)

Definition of come (to)next
1
as in to count (up to)
to have a total of your bill comes to $53.74

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Relevance
2
as in to correspond (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect it all comes to nothing in the end

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3
as in to occur (to)
to enter the mind of the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store

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come to

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verb (2)

as in to come around
to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come (to)
  1. number
  2. mean
  3. strike
  4. come around
  5. aggregate
  6. recover
  7. come round
Verb
  • Using your phone less The days of switching between apps to complete a task could be numbered.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Teen takeovers are when large groups of teenagers, sometimes numbering in the thousands, are drawn to specific areas of a city mostly through social media posts, and usually result in chaos and arrests, authorities said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of number
Verb
  • That means scanning a 2D barcode can link you to an instruction manual, food allergens, coupons, show you what farm the product came from and whether the package is recyclable.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As the Gen4 car is also wider and longer than its predecessor, this, along with its formidable top speed, means FE has altered its calendar to include more permanent race tracks.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of mean
Verb
  • As the driver continued, Boyd reportedly pulled out a gun from his waistband and fired five rounds at the truck, including one that struck the tow truck.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors argued that the building caught on fire, triggering a massive explosion and propelling canisters in the air, one of which fatally struck Salter in the head.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of strike
Verb
  • 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
Definition of come around
Verb
  • Green’s own admission of using AI to quickly aggregate research to drive content creation may allude to a similar phenomenon of losing his own creative discretion amid growing demand for online content.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Samsung is using its distribution to aggregate audiences for programming owned by others.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of aggregate
Verb
  • The Puerto Rican boxer had brain surgery but never fully recovered from his injuries, identified as a large subdural hematoma, and was in a persistent vegetative state.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Three loose fan blade fragments were recovered from the engine.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of recover
Verb
  • But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now.
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style.
    — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of come round
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“Come (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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