English

Verb

come up ‎(third-person singular simple present comes up, present participle coming up, simple past came up, past participle come up)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see come,‎ up.

   I came up the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.

2. To appear before a judge or court.
3. (intransitive) To come towards, to approach.

   I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.

4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly; to come to attention, present itself.

   Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.

   At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.

5. (Britain, slang, intransitive) To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.

   I could tell from her expression she was coming up already.

6. (Britain, Oxford University) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)

Antonyms

• come down

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