Function: intransitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : RISE 6
2 : to come near : make an approach < came up and introduced himself>
3 : to rise in rank or status <an officer who came up from the ranks>
4 a : to come to attention or consideration <the question never came up > b : to occur in the course of time <any problem that may come up >
5 : to turn out to be <the coin came up tails>
6 chiefly dialect : GROW UP
– come up empty : to fail to achieve a desired result
– come up with : to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge < came up with a solution>