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List of meaning for come up

come up(verb)

bring forth, usually something desirable

"The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"

arise, come up(verb)

result or issue

"A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

come, come up(verb)

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

"He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

surface, come up, rise up, rise(verb)

come to the surface

arise, come up, bob up(verb)

originate or come into being

"a question arose"

rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise(verb)

move upward

"The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

come up(verb)

be mentioned

"These names came up in the discussion"

go on, come up, come on(verb)

start running, functioning, or operating

"the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

line up, get hold, come up, find(verb)

get something or somebody for a specific purpose

"I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"

rise, come up, uprise, ascend(verb)

come up, of celestial bodies

"The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up(verb)

gather (money or other resources) together over time

"She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"

muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up(verb)

gather or bring together

"muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

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