COME UP


Meaning of COME UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

- come up with

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.