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verb

  • To come towards, to approach.

    "I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette."

  • To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

    "Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week."

  • To come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.

    "At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition."

  • To appear (before a judge or court).

    "He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars."

  • To draw near in time.

    "The summer holidays are coming up."

  • (of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon).

    "It'll be warmer once the sun comes up."

  • To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.

    "I could tell from her expression that she was coming up already."

  • (Oxford University) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)

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