come to

British  

verb

1. to regain consciousness or return to one's normal state

2. (adverb) nautical to slow a vessel or bring her to a stop

3. (preposition) to amount to (a sum of money)

   your bill comes to four pounds

4. (preposition) to arrive at (a certain state)

   what is the world coming to?

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come to Idioms  

1. Recover consciousness, as in She fainted but quickly came to . [Second half of 1500s]

2. Arrive at, learn, as in I came to see that Tom had been right all along . [c. 1700]

3. See amount to , def. 2.

4. See when it comes to .

5. Stop a sailboat or other vessel by bringing the bow into the wind or dropping anchor, as in “The gale having gone over, we came to” (Richard Dana, Two Years Before the Mast , 1840). [Early 1700s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with come to .

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Example Sentences

The trial, which began in early February, is due to come to an end this week and the three judges will then retire to consider their verdicts.

From BBC

What stood out were the allegations - on social media - that hosts Morocco were getting the rub of the green when it came to refereeing decisions.

From BBC

So how did this retired French laboratory head come to be called Hittler?

From BBC

This strategy is no more, but Mantell said most of her clients still come to her thinking it is available.

From MarketWatch

Because they do not undergo approval by the FDA, they aren’t reviewed for safety or efficacy before coming to market.

From The Wall Street Journal

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