if a document that you are expecting comes through, it is sent to you
if a feeling or quality that someone or something has comes through, it can be clearly understood or seen
if something such as a signal or a message comes through, you receive it
to be still alive, working, or making progress after a difficult or dangerous experience
to do something that you have agreed or promised to do
After coming through a difficult time in her personal life she is now looking to the future.
As we hung about, news came through that the party had won another seat.
But it's not an easy thing to come through a general election campaign.
China may be coming through its softer patch, judging by the readings from its manufacturing sector.
Experian has come through the financial crisis extremely well considering it makes a big chunk of its money selling selling credit reports to US banks.
For that reason, it is not only young Iranian voters who are hoping for a change when the results from the elections come through this weekend.
He left the door open but recognised the player may not come through it anytime soon.
Her disbelief comes through in the questions she asks.
It is going to be choppy a bit but you stick together and come through the storm.
It was reported yesterday that their divorce had come through on the day his texts were exposed.
It’s been a very upsetting time but we’ve come through it together.
One day a message comes through and with it the plans for a spaceship.
So when the invite for a health screen comes through, think about it.
Some of the banks playing hardball were those that have come through the crisis in much better shape.
Soon all the cows got to know him and relaxed, which meant he could get some fantastic shots and their true characters came through.
The boys are going to be so battered after coming through a group like this.
The call to the police came through at 5.40 pm.
The job offer still hasn’t come through.
The money came through the same day.
The parent plant may or may not come through the winter, nor is it long lived.
The players were not about to come through, they were good enough to come through.
The strong belief in biological inevitability came through clearly in this book.
The team came through when it mattered.
They have all come through the economic crisis so far to more than double over the past five years.
They have all come through together which settles them down when we meet up.
They wouldn't take too long to come through after the match as he would send them straight away.
We need to stick all together, and come through this all together.
What comes through most clearly is a sense of worship.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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