come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

intransitive verb

1

: come round

2

: menstruate

Synonyms

• come round
• come to
• revive

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

Recent Examples on the Web

Having an opportunity to acquire a talent like Antetokounmpo does not come around very often. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025

Marcelo Mayer’s fifth inning liner didn’t bear fruit after the rookie was subsequently thrown out trying to tag up and advance to third on a shallow fly ball to the Gold Glove right fielder Frelick, but Rafaela did ultimately come around thanks to a bit of good fortune. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025

At the same time, though, a lot of the good news ends up being priced into Costco’s stock by the time earnings come around, so shares are known to trade lower on the print. —Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 May 2025

Waters came around to touch home plate on Freddy Fermin’s double, which spelled the end of Ober’s day after 6 2/3 innings. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for come around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground

Kids Definition

come around

verb

: come round