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come up

verb

to come to a place regarded as higher
(of the sun) to rise
to begin
a wind came up
to be regurgitated or vomited
to present itself or be discussed
that question will come up again
to begin a term, esp one's first term, at a college or university
to appear from out of the ground
my beans have come up early this year
informal, to win
have your premium bonds ever come up?
to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with
to equal or meet a standard
that just doesn't come up to scratch
to produce or find
she always comes up with the right answer

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Idioms and Phrases

Arise, present itself, as in This question never came up . [Mid-1800s]

Rise (from a lower place to a higher one) as in We'll leave as soon as the sun comes up . [9th century]

Also, come up to . Approach, come near, as in He came up and said hello , or The dog came right up to Nora . [Early 1700s]

Also, come up to . Rise in status or value, be equal to, as in His paintings will never come up to his teacher's , or This officer came up through the ranks . [c. 1600] A variant is , used for someone who has risen in rank, wealth, or status; for example, He has really come up in the world—he now owns a yacht , or I could see at once that she was a woman who would rise in the world . Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with come up .

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