come under

phrasal verb

came under; come under; coming under; comes under

1

: to be subjected to (something)

The troops were resting when they suddenly came under attack.

Many people feel that their civil rights are coming under threat.

The school is coming under pressure to change its policies.

2

: to be affected, controlled, or influenced by (something)

an area that has come under the control of rebel forces

He was 30 years old when he first came under the care of a psychiatrist.

areas that come under his authority

3

—used to identify the group or category that something belongs to

These matters come under the heading of classified information.

Examples of come under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Columbia has come under intense scrutiny over the rise in antisemitism on campus with Trump canceling $400 million in grants to the university in March. —Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025

The Context The Department of Defense (DOD) has come under scrutiny after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top Trump Cabinet officials engaged in a Signal group chat discussing imminent war plans and accidentally included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

Namdar has come under criticism for buying at rock-bottom prices, investing the bare minimum and squeezing out profits, while the properties steadily decline. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025

Hegseth previously came under scrutiny for sharing similar details in a Signal chat that inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief. —Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for come under

• asunder
• blunder
• bunder
• funder
• plunder
• sunder
• thunder