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Definition 2024

come_up_with

come up with

English

Verb

come up with

(idiomatic) To invent, create, or think of.

I don't know the answer, but I might be able to come up with a good guess.

How can you come up with such brilliant ideas?

Shelly stalled while she tried to come up with a good response.

Translations

to invent, create

Chinese:
Mandarin: 想出 (zh) ‎(xiǎngchū), 提出 (zh) ‎(tíchū)
Dutch: bedenken (nl), verzinnen (nl)

Finnish: keksiä (fi)
French: inventer (fr)
Spanish: ingeniarse (es)