come under

phrasal verb

came under; come under; coming under; comes under

1

: to be subjected to (something)

The troops were resting when they suddenly came under attack.

Many people feel that their civil rights are coming under threat.

The school is coming under pressure to change its policies.

2

: to be affected, controlled, or influenced by (something)

an area that has come under the control of rebel forces

He was 30 years old when he first came under the care of a psychiatrist.

areas that come under his authority

3

—used to identify the group or category that something belongs to

These matters come under the heading of classified information.

Examples of come under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And Iran’s regional proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are in no condition to threaten Israel with retaliation should the Iranian facilities come under attack. —David E. Sanger, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025

Accreditation came under scrutiny from conservatives in 2022, when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools questioned political interference at Florida public colleges and universities. —arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025

The Department of Education (ED) has come under scrutiny from President , who has argued its authority should be transferred to the states. —Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025

An op-ed from Scott Jennings about President Donald Trump’s response to the Los Angeles wildfires came under scrutiny after the Times’ tool labeled the piece as centrist despite its right-leaning talking points. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for come under

• asunder
• blunder
• bunder
• funder
• plunder
• sunder
• thunder