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come up

verb

Definition of COME UP

intransitive verb

: rise 6

: to come near : make an approach <came up and introduced himself>

: to rise in rank or status <an officer who came up from the ranks>

a : to come to attention or consideration <the question never came up>

b : to occur in the course of time <any problem that may come up>

: to turn out to be <the coin came up tails>

chiefly dialect : grow up

— come up empty

: to fail to achieve a desired result

— come up with

: to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge <came up with a solution>

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14th century

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