come to
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come to
- /kʌm ˈtu/ intransitive
- /ˈkʌm tu/ transitive
verb comes to · coming to · came to · come to
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To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
She came to with the aid of smelling salts.
Similar: come to one's senses, come back to one's senses, come to oneself, come round, come around, revive
- To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about. The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide.
- To total; to amount to. so how much does that come to?; the bill comes to £10 each
- To reach; to arrive at. come to an end; come to a conclusion; come to an agreement; come to a halt
- To seek help from. You can always come to me when you're feeling sad.
- To devote attention to in due course; to come around to. I'll come to your question in a minute.
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To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
I pray no harm will come to you.
Similar: affect
- To regard or specifically pertain to. He's the best when it comes to detective fiction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.
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verb recover consciousness after fainting — see also come to one's senses
| Español | volver en sí, retornar en sí |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 覚醒する kakusei suru |
| Français | revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance, reprendre ses esprits |
| Deutsch | zu sich kommen, wieder zu sich kommen, zu Bewusstsein kommen, wieder ansprechbar sein |
| Русский | приходить в сознание prixoditʹ v soznanije |
verb to total, to amount to
| Français | monter à |
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| Deutsch | machen |
| Русский | равня́ться ravnjátʹsja, составля́ть sostavljátʹ |
verb to reach, to arrive at
| Español | dónde / adónde vamos / iremos a parar |
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| Français | arriver à, atteindre |
verb regarding
| Română | veni vorba |
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