COME TO

Pronunciation (US):

• COME TO (verb)
  The verb COME TO has 4 senses:

1. cause to experience suddenly
2. have to do with or be relevant to
3. attain
4. return to consciousness

  Familiarity information: COME TO used as a verb is uncommon.

• COME TO (verb)

Meaning:

Cause to experience suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

come to; hit; strike

Context examples:

Panic struck me / An interesting idea hit her / A thought came to me / The thought struck terror in our minds / They were struck with fear

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Meaning:

Have to do with or be relevant to

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

pertain; concern; bear on; come to; refer; relate; touch on; touch

Context examples:

There were lots of questions referring to her talk / My remark pertained to your earlier comments

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come to"):

center; center on; concentrate on; focus on; revolve about; revolve around (center upon)

apply; go for; hold (be pertinent or relevant or applicable)

affect; involve; regard (connect closely and often incriminatingly)

interest; matter to (be of importance or consequence)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Attain

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

come to; strike

Context example:

The horse finally struck a pace

Hypernyms (to "come to" is one way to...):

accomplish; achieve; attain; reach (to gain with effort)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Return to consciousness

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

resuscitate; come to; revive

Context examples:

The patient came to quickly / She revived after the doctor gave her an injection

Hypernyms (to "come to" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s