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Dictionary definition · come up

verb

  1. bring forth, usually something desirable"The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
  2. result or issue"A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
  3. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody"He came singing down the road"
  4. come to the surface
  5. originate or come into being"a question arose"
  6. move upward"The fog lifted"
  7. be mentioned"These names came up in the discussion"
  8. start running, functioning, or operating"the lights went on"
  9. get something or somebody for a specific purpose"I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"
  10. come up, of celestial bodies"The sun also rises"
  11. gather (money or other resources) together over time"She had scraped together enough money for college"
  12. gather or bring together"muster the courage to do something"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).