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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Amor said a “shocking” number of her friends and creative colleagues have come around to Owens, especially Black listeners who used to have a problem with her.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
For Williams, a return to the Arthur Ashe Stadium was something she did not believe would come around again.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Dolly chose her covers carefully, but even she couldn’t have known how full-circle this would come around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Chip stocks are red hot again as investors come around to the idea that something once viewed as a threat to the artificial-intelligence trade might actually be a further spark.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
I push open my stall door and come around to knock on hers.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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