come round
Britishverb
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to be restored to life or consciousness
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to change or modify one's mind or opinion
Example Sentences
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"If I've ever been anywhere near Wales, even when I've been going to Holyhead, when we went to Ireland, I'd come round this way," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
He said Mr Swaffer "started to come round" after initially appearing "unconscious".
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
She then made a middle-of-the-night call to her health visitor who, fortunately, picked up and agreed to come round.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
I was just 13 years old when on Christmas Eve 1999, as I waited for my friends to come round for a play date, a military coup rocked Ivory Coast.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
“I don’t intend to stay here long, anyway. I’ll slip off and take a journey somewhere, and when Grandpa misses me he’ll come round fast enough.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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