Synonyms for came round


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhm
Phonetic Transcription : kÊŒm


Définition of came round

Origin :
  • Old English cuman "come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble" (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, past participle cumen), from Proto-Germanic *kwem- (cf. Old Saxon cuman, Old Frisian kuma, Middle Dutch comen, Dutch komen, Old High German queman, German kommen, Old Norse koma, Gothic qiman), from PIE root *gwa-, *gwem- "to go, come" (cf. Sanskrit gamati "he goes," Avestan jamaiti "goes," Tocharian kakmu "come," Lithuanian gemu "to be born," Greek bainein "to go, walk, step," Latin venire "to come").
  • The substitution of Middle English -o- for Old English -u- before -m-, -n-, or -r- was a scribal habit before minims to avoid misreading the letters in the old style handwriting, which jammed letters. The practice similarly transformed some, monk, tongue, worm. Modern past tense form came is Middle English, probably from Old Norse kvam, replacing Old English cuom.
  • Remarkably productive with prepositions (NTC's "Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs" lists 198 combinations); consider the varied senses in come to "regain consciousness," come over "possess" (as an emotion), come at "attack," come on (interj.) "be serious," and come off "occur." For sexual senses, see cum.
  • As in get over : verb recover
Example sentences :
  • She came round and showed me a bundle she had in her hand, and said she must be going now.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • Wentworth sprang to his feet and came round to where she sat.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • He wished to see who the woman was that came round every day with food.
  • Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
  • Of a sudden she asked Gervaise what she would do if Lantier came round here.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • He came round to that as the concluding exhibition in his performance.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Harold came round the corner like a bison pursued by Indians.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • Worth gave them one quick glance, then came round to me with a smile.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • Langford came round the side of the building with fresh ropes.
  • Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
  • Time went on, and the day arranged for the migration to London came round.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • Elsa came round to the side of the cot where Roger could see her.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

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