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

The department has come under criticism for making unintentional cuts to important policy areas, such as initiatives countering the spread of the Ebola virus. —Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025

And even items like the F-35 combat aircraft that have come under harsh criticism from Elon Musk, the power behind the DOGE, have only been criticized in the context that the funds freed up could be used to buy large quantities of additional drones, not to reduce the Pentagon’s topline budget. —William Hartung, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth came under fire in early December, Trump considered replacing him with his old nemesis, DeSantis. —David Catanese, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025

The strikes came as Netanyahu comes under mounting domestic pressure, with mass protests planned over his handling of the hostage crisis and his decision to fire the head of Israel's internal security agency. —TIME, 18 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for come under

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