come round

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come round

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From come + round.

verb comes round · coming round · came round · come round

  1. To change direction.

    Similar: put about, turn around, wheel

  2. To change one's opinion to a prevailing one. I'll explain it again, and maybe he'll come round to my way of thinking.

    Similar: give way

  3. To recover consciousness, to come to After the blow to my head, I took a while to come round.

    Similar: come to, come to one's senses, wake up

  4. To cease anger or hostility.

    Similar: calm down, cease fire, pull in one's horns

  5. To visit someone's home or other regular place. Would you like to come round for dinner tonight?

    Similar: call on

Translations

Every language

verb to return to a former condition

Deutschwiederkommen, zurückkommen, wieder da sein, wieder der / die Alte sein

verb to change direction

Deutschumdrehen, wenden, umkehren

verb to change one's opinion

Françaisse raviser
Deutscheinlenken, umschwenken, zu der Einsicht gelangen

verb to cease anger or hostility

Deutschzur Vernunft kommen, Vernunft annehmen, zur Besinnung kommen

verb to visit someone

Françaispasser
Deutschvorbeikommen, vorbeischauen

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@misc{come_round_2026,
  title = {come round},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20round},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}