come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of come around was in 1773

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20around. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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