come up

phrasal verb

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come up

(of plants) to appear above the soil
- The daffodils are just beginning to come up.
(of the sun) to rise
- We watched the sun come up.
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to happen
- I'm afraid something urgent has come up.
- We'll let you know if any vacancies come up.
to be mentioned or discussed
- The subject came up in conversation.
- The question is bound to come up at the meeting.
(usually used in the progressive tenses) to be going to happen, arrive or be ready soon
- Her birthday is coming up soon.
- (informal) ‘Is lunch ready?’ ‘Coming up!’
to be dealt with by a court
- Her divorce case comes up next month.
if your number, name, ticket, etc. comes up in a game in which you bet money, it is chosen and you win something

come up (to…)

(British English, formal) to arrive at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term or in order to begin your studies opposite come down (from…)

come up (to…) (from…)

to come from one place to another, especially from the south of a country to the north or from a smaller place to a larger one
- Why don't you come up to Scotland for a few days?

come up (to somebody)

to move towards somebody, in order to talk to them
- He came up to me and asked me the way to the station.

单词	come up
释义	come up phrasal verb jump to other results come up (of plants) to appear above the soil The daffodils are just beginning to come up. (of the sun) to rise We watched the sun come up. Topics Spaceb2 to happen I'm afraid something urgent has come up. We'll let you know if any vacancies come up. to be mentioned or discussed The subject came up in conversation. The question is bound to come up at the meeting. (usually used in the progressive tenses) to be going to happen, arrive or be ready soon Her birthday is coming up soon. (informal) ‘Is lunch ready?’ ‘Coming up!’ to be dealt with by a court Her divorce case comes up next month. if your number, name, ticket, etc. comes up in a game in which you bet money, it is chosen and you win something come up (to…) (British English, formal) to arrive at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term or in order to begin your studies opposite come down (from…) come up (to…) (from…) to come from one place to another, especially from the south of a country to the north or from a smaller place to a larger one Why don't you come up to Scotland for a few days? come up (to somebody) to move towards somebody, in order to talk to them He came up to me and asked me the way to the station.
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