# come up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
2. To be revealed to have a certain value, quality, or status.
3. To come to attention and present oneself; to arrive or appear.
4. To appear (before a judge or court).
5. To draw near in time.
6. To approach a time or scheduled event.
7. To reach in height.
8. To rise (above the horizon).
9. To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
10. To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)
11. To happen or occur.
12. To grow up; to experience a childhood.
13. To do well or be successful.
14. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up.
15. To come towards; to approach.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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