Come to
Definition of Come to
1. Verb. Cause to experience suddenly. "They were struck with fear"
2. Verb. Be relevant to. "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Exact synonyms: Bear On, Concern, Have-to Doe With, Pertain, Refer, Relate, Touch, Touch On
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
3. Verb. Attain. "The horse finally struck a pace"
4. Verb. Return to consciousness. "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
Exact synonyms: Resuscitate, Revive
Related verbs: Animate, Quicken, Reanimate, Recreate, Renovate, Repair, Revive, Revivify, Vivify, Resuscitate, Revive
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Related verbs: Animate, Quicken, Reanimate, Recreate, Renovate, Repair, Revive, Revivify, Vivify, Resuscitate, Revive
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Definition of Come to
1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic nautical) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also (term come about). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To total; to amount to. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To reach; to arrive at. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To devote attention to in due course; to come around to. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive usually in present tense) To regard or specify, as narrowing a field of choices by category. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com


