come up with

Idioms  

1. Produce, supply; also, discover. For example, Henry always comes up with the wrong answer, or We're hoping they come up with a cure in time to help Aunt Alice. [First half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

The Office of the State Fire Marshal was given until Jan. 1 to come up with a report on single-stair apartment buildings — a type of midsized multifamily development legal in much of the world, but effectively banned across most of North America.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had to come up with a completely custom solution,” says Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal

The decision will have far-reaching consequences, likely forcing the White House to come up with a new legal rationale for the tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead of directly modeling their behavior, researchers use trial and error to come up with plausible values for key parameters—the rate at which clouds over the ocean turn to rain, say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Molly Dare Hillenbrand, a public relations professional who owns Molly Dare Media, said she’s discussed the case on Instagram — including with Bowling and other content creators — in the hopes that someone will be able to come up with a theory that could advance the investigation and find Guthrie.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• discover
• find
• invent
• offer
• present
• produce
• propose
• provide
• recommend
• submit