come up
verb
came up;
come up;
coming up;
comes up
Definition of come up
1
: rise sense 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
4a
: 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
come up empty
come up with
: to fail to achieve a desired result
: to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge
came up with a solution
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Synonyms & Antonyms for come up
Synonyms
approach, belly up, close, close in, draw on, near, nigh
Antonyms
back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw
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