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

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Following the fall of Assad's government, the majority of his former territory came under the control of Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, a former Al-Qaeda commander and the leader of HTS. —Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024

Cloud computing will remain central to IT strategies, but cost and operational efficiency will come under scrutiny. —Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

Now that Luigi Mangione has been arrested and charged in the Dec. 4 killing of Thompson, Dering and his company have come under fierce condemnation on social media among those who see the killing as an indictment of the U.S. healthcare industry. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024

The motorcycle most likely to be the Easy Rider Captain America Chopper sold for $1.65 million (including Buyer's Premium) – but legal proceedings followed, and the authenticity of the bike came under question, and a confidential out-of-court settlement gave the greater public no more clarity. —Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024