come around
Idioms-
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]
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
While the president struck an optimistic note during the cabinet meeting, saying that the Iranians were beginning to come around at the negotiation table, he again held out the possibility of additional military strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“If I could come around midnight, then I could really figure it out,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Futures markets, which earlier in the year were pricing in multiple cuts by year-end, have come around to his view.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Recently, investors have started to come around to the view that the U.S. economy is more insulated from a spike in oil prices these days than it was in the past, Dorsey said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
His friends from Boys’ High School would come around.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
