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
"It's come round my way, I'm very pleased and proud."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
That's in part because they were smashed to bits in July 2024 and it was always going to take a bit of time to come round.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
He said Mr Swaffer "started to come round" after initially appearing "unconscious".
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
We could perhaps find our way through and come round to Rivendell from the north; but it would take too long, for I do not know the way, and our food would not last.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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