come to

British  

verb

1. to regain consciousness or return to one's normal state

2. (adverb) nautical to slow a vessel or bring her to a stop

3. (preposition) to amount to (a sum of money)

   your bill comes to four pounds

4. (preposition) to arrive at (a certain state)

   what is the world coming to?

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come to Idioms  

1. Recover consciousness, as in She fainted but quickly came to . [Second half of 1500s]

2. Arrive at, learn, as in I came to see that Tom had been right all along . [c. 1700]

3. See amount to , def. 2.

4. See when it comes to .

5. Stop a sailboat or other vessel by bringing the bow into the wind or dropping anchor, as in “The gale having gone over, we came to” (Richard Dana, Two Years Before the Mast , 1840). [Early 1700s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with come to .

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

come to

"As time goes on, the emotions will quieten down. People will come to terms with it but I think people will just come to terms with it in their own time."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Russia’s news agencies labeled Sergei Utek, who lives in a village in Russia’s Far East Chukotka province, “a real hero” after he dropped his fishing plans to come to the local voting office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Whenever someone loses their homes to demolitions, neighbours and families come to help them build new shelters. The fact that we all live close to each other helps," Emar said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Thousands had come to watch that night and marvel at the temporary lights illuminating the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Someday I hope you will come to our lovely country,” she writes.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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