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Also, come round.
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.
Change in a favorable way, as in I was sure you would come around and see it my way. [Early 1800s]
Recover consciousness, be restored to a normal condition, as in The smelling salts quickly made her come round. [Mid-1800s]
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Words nearby come around
come along, come a long way, come and get it, come and go, come apart at the seams, come around, come at, come-at-able, come away, comeback, come between
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