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come up
verb
Definition of COME UP
intransitive verb
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
: to fail to achieve a desired result
— come up with
: to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge <came up with a solution>
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First Known Use of COME UP
14th century
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