come around
phrasal verb·4 senses·particle around
Meanings
Visit someone at their home
Why “around”? You stay near a place or person, but you do not fully join or leave.
“Come around for tea.”
“Maya came around after dinner.”
“Can you come around to see the new flat?”
Regain consciousness after fainting or anaesthesia
Why “around”? Round movement brings energy back. A person comes around when they wake up again.
“He came around after a few minutes.”
“She came around in the ambulance.”
Eventually agree to or accept an idea
Why “around”? A mind turns around toward a new position after resistance.
“He'll come around to the idea.”
“Dad came around to the plan in the end.”
(of an event) recur on a regular schedule
Why “around”? Something turns around a centre to face a new direction.
“Christmas comes around quickly.”
“Her birthday comes around every spring.”
Don't confuse with
Come around means visit someone at their home. Come away means leave a place with a particular feeling or impression.
Come around means visit someone at their home. Come over means visit by crossing to where you are.
Come around means visit someone at their home. Come by means pay a brief visit to someone.
Test yourself
“Come around for tea.” What does it mean?
Nearby in the meaning map
Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
come away
A contrast learners often mix up
Leave a place with a particular feeling or impression
come by
A contrast learners often mix up
Pay a brief visit to someone
come over
A contrast learners often mix up
Visit by crossing to where you are; Visit someone's house or place; Be felt by someone suddenly; Give a particular impression; Change to support a different side or opinion
come round
A contrast learners often mix up
Visit someone briefly at their home; Eventually accept a different point of view; Regain consciousness after fainting or anaesthesia
be around
Same around pattern: nearby
Be present in the locality
bring around
Same around pattern: recovery
Help someone wake up again after fainting or a medical procedure; Persuade someone to change their opinion
cluster around
Same around pattern: nearby
Form a tight group near something
crowd around
Same around pattern: nearby
Press close in a thick group
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