come at

British  

verb

1. to discover or reach (facts, the truth, etc)

2. to attack (a person)

   he came at me with an axe

3. slang to agree to do (something)

4. slang (usually used with a negative) to stomach, tolerate

   I couldn't come at it

5. slang to presume; impose

   what are you coming at?

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come at Idioms  

1. Get hold of, attain, as in You can come at a classical education with diligent study . [Mid-1800s]

2. Rush at, make for, attack, as in They came at him in full fore . [Mid-1600s]

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Example Sentences

Hosted by Shane Gillis, we’re hoping that Hart’s haters come at him with more pyro than a Michael Bay movie, leaving us to wonder, “Why the hell would he sign up to do this?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Adjusted earnings is expected to come at 81 cents a share, up 11% from 73 cents a share the year prior.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

"This couldn't have come at a better moment for the UK. They're playing exactly the right card, at a time when they didn't even realise they'd be needing to play it," says Spence.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But doing so would come at a steep cost: imperiling its own authority to say what the law is.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“But we’ve come at a bad time. We’ll be back tomorrow.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall