come to sth
1come to sth — UK US come to sth Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► to be a particular amount or number after a mathematical calculation: »The total cost came to $20,000. ► to reach a particular condition or stage: come to a halt/end »In the past few… …
2come off sth — UK US come off sth Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► FINANCE to begin to become less in price or value after having increased: »Operating profits came off 10% to £20.6m. ► US to have recently finished a period of time when something very… …
3come under sth — UK US come under sth Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► to experience a bad situation: come under attack/criticism/pressure/threat »The decision to terminate the tax cuts in 2010 as a money saving measure quickly came under attack from… …
4ˌcome ˈoff (sth) — phrasal verb 1) be removed from something I pulled at the drawer, and the handle came off.[/ex] The grease won t come off your skin with ordinary washing.[/ex] 2) come off it spoken used for telling someone to stop saying something because you do …
5ˌcome ˈby (sth) — phrasal verb to go to the place where someone is for a short visit I ll come by this afternoon and we can talk about what happened.[/ex] …
6ˈcome by sth — phrasal verb to get something, especially something that is hard to get At that time, teaching jobs were hard to come by.[/ex] …
7ˌcome ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb to be still alive, working, or making progress after a difficult or dangerous experience It s been a very upsetting time but we ve come through it together.[/ex] …
8ˌcome ˈunder sth — phrasal verb to be forced to experience something unpleasant President Bush has come under pressure to step up the sanctions.[/ex] …
9ˈcome at sth — phrasal verb to examine or deal with something such as a problem in a particular way Try coming at it from a different angle.[/ex] …
10ˈcome from sth — phrasal verb 1) to have been born or lived in a particular place My parents came from Italy.[/ex] 2) to be produced by a particular place or thing, or to start from there The word comes from an African language.[/ex] I can t tell where the noise… …
