come up

come up
v.

1) (d; intr.) to come up against ('to meet') (to come up against opposition)

2) (D; intr.) to come up for ('to be brought up for') (the question finally came up for discussion)

3) (d; intr.) to come up to ('to reach') (the water came up to our knees)

4) (d; intr.) to come up to ('to approach') ('he came up to me and introduced himself')

5) (d; intr.) to come up with ('to produce') (she came up with a good idea)

6) (misc.) to come up to expectations

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['kʌm'ʌp]
(misc.) to come up to expectations
(d; intr.) to come up to ('he came up to me and introduced himself; to approach')
(d; intr.) to come up with (she came up with a good idea; 'to produce')
(D; intr.) to come up for (the question finally came up for discussion; 'to be brought up for')
(d; intr.) to come up to (the water came up to our knees; 'to reach')
(d; intr.) to come up against (to come up against opposition; 'to meet')

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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