Dictionary definition · come up
verb
- bring forth, usually something desirable"The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
- result or issue"A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
- move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody"He came singing down the road"
- come to the surface
- originate or come into being"a question arose"
- move upward"The fog lifted"
- be mentioned"These names came up in the discussion"
- start running, functioning, or operating"the lights went on"
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose"I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"
- come up, of celestial bodies"The sun also rises"
- gather (money or other resources) together over time"She had scraped together enough money for college"
- gather or bring together"muster the courage to do something"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).