intransitive verb
2 : to come near : make an approach
//came up and introduced himself
3 : to rise in rank or status
//an officer who came up from the ranks
4a : 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
5 : to turn out to be
//the coin came up tails
come up empty : to fail to achieve a desired result
: to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge
//came up with a solution
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
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First Known Use of come up
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries near come up
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcome up
1
to come near or nearer
- the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go
- arrive,
- attain,
- come,
- gain,
- hit,
- land,
- make,
- reach,
- show up,
- turn up,
- waltz (up)
- clear out,
- depart,
- exit,
- go,
- leave,
- light out,
- pull out,
- quit,
- remove,
- run away,
- shove (off),
- take off,
- walk out
2
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
- let me know if anything else comes up during the project
- chance,
- come,
- come about,
- fall out,
- go (on),
- go off,
- hap,
- happen,
- occur,
- pass,
- transpire