come up meaning and definition

COME UP verb

Definition of come up (verb)

1. bring forth, usually something desirable
   • "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
2. result or issue
   • "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
   • synonyms: arise
3. 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"
   • synonyms: come
   • antonym: depart
4. come to the surface
   • synonyms: rise, rise up, surface
5. originate or come into being
   • "a question arose"
   • synonyms: arise, bob up
6. move upward
   • "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
   • synonyms: arise, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
   • antonym: come down
7. be mentioned
   • "These names came up in the discussion"
8. start running, functioning, or operating
   • "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
   • synonyms: come on, go on
   • antonym: go off
9. 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"
   • synonyms: find, get hold, line up
10. come up, of celestial bodies
    • "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
    • synonyms: ascend, rise, uprise
    • antonym: go down
11. gather (money or other resources) together over time
    • "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
    • synonyms: scrape, scrape up, scratch
12. gather or bring together
    • "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
    • synonyms: muster, muster up, rally, summon