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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In the doldrums of COVID, Gil would come around to check in on the renovation.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
A decades-long business owner on Chung King Road told me, “Every couple of years, a new group of people, recently graduated art students usually, come around, rent space and try to revitalize the streets.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
"I actually had to come around to it," she admits now.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
But it may not be, and instead a sign of things to come around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
He had come around the other side and entered the space between the. two beds.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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