come around

1. Also, come round.

2. 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.

3. Change in a favorable way, as in I was sure you would come around and see it my way . [Early 1800s]

4. Recover consciousness, be restored to a normal condition, as in The smelling salts quickly made her come round . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Do I continue to see him, in hopes that he would one day come around?

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Alex was at work when a colleague came around holding papers in the air.

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The brunt of storm impacts came around 8 p.m.

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How are we feeling it all holds together when the playoffs come around?

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Neither one of had ever come around to completely trusting Greg Lippmann, and their mistrust extended even to this fantastic gift he had given them.

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