come around
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Also, come round.
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Make a circuit; also, arrive casually or visit. For example, The milkman comes around every day at this time , or You should come round more often . [Early 1800s] Also see come by , def.
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Change in a favorable way, as in I was sure you would come around and see it my way . [Early 1800s]
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Recover consciousness, be restored to a normal condition, as in The smelling salts quickly made her come round . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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Sadna Singh at first didn’t approve of her son’s relationship with a woman 30 years his senior, but has since come around.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Futures markets, which earlier in the year were pricing in multiple cuts by year-end, have come around to his view.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Recently, investors have started to come around to the view that the U.S. economy is more insulated from a spike in oil prices these days than it was in the past, Dorsey said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
“I think people are skeptical, and then they start to see it in action. They slowly come around, but we’re patient. We plan to be around in a while.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Kate and Sticky’s reaction was just an instinctive response, he thought; they would come around in a minute.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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