if a plant comes up, it starts to appear above the ground
if a problem comes up, it happens and needs to be dealt with immediately
if food that you have eaten comes up, your stomach forces it out through your mouth
if information about something comes up on something such as a computer screen, it appears there
if something such as a job comes up, it becomes available
if the sun, moon, or stars come up, they start to appear in the sky
if your ticket or name comes up in a lottery or similar game, it is chosen as a winner
to be about to happen soon
to be judged in a court of law
to be mentioned and need to be considered
to be tall, deep, or long enough to reach a particular higher point or level
to become richer, more powerful, or more successful than before
to move towards someone, usually because you want to talk to them
to travel to a place that is further north or is larger or more important than the place you are leaving
used for saying that you will bring what someone has asked for very soon
A number of interesting points came up at today’s meeting.
His case comes up next week.
I’m going to have to cancel our lunch – something’s come up.
My mother’s coming up from England for the weekend.
Our flight hasn’t come up yet.
She’s hoping a vacancy will come up at the local college.
Strangers come up to him in the street and say how much they enjoy his books.
The grass in the garden came up to her knees.
The private investigator Tadeusz had hired to reinterview the witnesses had come up with a little more.
The problem was that it was much easier to tell Sara the facts than for Jeffrey to come up with something on his own.
We want to ask if everything can be played down, if and when the questions come up in Parliament.
We’ve got a busy period coming up in a couple of weeks.
You'll have to come up with your own reasons for being over there.
comes up
coming up
came up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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