COME UP


Meaning of COME UP in English

come up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ come )

1 . if someone comes up to you, they come close to you, especially in order to speak to you:

One of the teachers came up and started talking to me.

come up to

A man came up to him and asked for a light.

2 . if someone comes up to a place, they travel north to the place where you are

come up to

Why don’t you come up to New York for the weekend?

3 . if a subject comes up, people mention it and discuss it SYN arise :

His name came up in the conversation.

The subject of salaries didn’t come up.

4 . if a problem or difficulty comes up, it appears or starts to affect you SYN arise :

I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel our date – something’s come up.

The same problems come up every time.

5 . if a job or an opportunity comes up, it becomes available:

A vacancy has come up in the accounts department.

6 . to be dealt with in a law court:

Your case comes up next week.

7 . be coming up to be going to happen soon:

With Christmas coming up, few people have much money to spare.

8 . if the sun or moon comes up, it moves up into the sky where you can see it SYN rise :

It was six o'clock, and the sun was just coming up.

9 . if a plant comes up, it begins to appear above the ground:

The first spring bulbs are just coming up.

10 . if food comes up, it goes back through your mouth from your stomach after being swallowed ⇨ vomit

11 . coming (right) up! spoken used to say that food or drink will be ready very soon:

‘Two Martinis, please.’ ‘Coming up!’

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.