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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Van Buren returns shortly with a newly contrite attitude, having come around to his library’s merits and read up on Toth’s prior designs in Hungary. Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025 The firing of agency staff comes around two weeks after Trump took office and pardoned more than 1,500 January 6 participants, including those serving jail time. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 By the time gift-giving came around, the account already had 200,000 followers. Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025 Spotting two, three, or even four bright planets at once is not unusual, but the chance to see all five together doesn't come around often. Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for come around 

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 16 Feb. 2025.

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