come to

verb

1. to regain consciousness or return to one's normal state

2. (adverb) nautical to slow a vessel or bring her to a stop

3. (preposition) to amount to (a sum of money)

   your bill comes to four pounds

4. (preposition) to arrive at (a certain state)

   what is the world coming to?

Idioms and Phrases

Recover consciousness, as in She fainted but quickly came to . [Second half of 1500s]

Arrive at, learn, as in I came to see that Tom had been right all along . [c. 1700]

See amount to , def. 2.

See when it comes to .

Stop a sailboat or other vessel by bringing the bow into the wind or dropping anchor, as in “The gale having gone over, we came to” (Richard Dana, Two Years Before the Mast , 1840). [Early 1700s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with come to .

Example Sentences

"People are coming to sites which they might not realise are ancient sites like burial grounds which can just be a grassy mound," he said.

From BBC

Even if there no "client list" of the Epstein's rich and powerful comes to light, the victims may will one into existence.

From BBC

BBC Verify has examined what we know - and don't know - about the party's aspirations when it comes to taxation, spending and borrowing.

From BBC

He’s on record as supporting the Green New Deal and universal health insurance, and spoke alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders when the progressive icon’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour came to Southern California.

From Salon

If this were a mob movie, all sorts of nefarious thoughts would come to mind.

From Salon

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