"come round" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: comes round [present, singular, third-person], coming round [participle, present], came round [past], come round [participle, past]
Etymology: From come + round. Etymology templates: {{m|en|come}} come, {{m|en|round}} round Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> round}} come round (third-person singular simple present comes round, present participle coming round, simple past came round, past participle come round)
  1. To change direction. Synonyms (change direction): put about, turn around, wheel Translations (to change direction): umdrehen (German), wenden (German), umkehren (German)
    Sense id: en-come_round-en-verb-m0d0rG27 Disambiguation of 'change direction': 93 3 2 2 0 Disambiguation of 'to change direction': 92 5 1 1 0
  2. To change one's opinion to a prevailing one. Synonyms (change opinion to a prevailing one): give way Translations (to change one's opinion): se raviser (French), einlenken (German), umschwenken (German), zu der Einsicht gelangen (German)
    Sense id: en-come_round-en-verb-UUxVvaDT Disambiguation of 'change opinion to a prevailing one': 10 80 6 3 1 Disambiguation of "to change one's opinion": 11 80 5 2 1
  3. To return to a former condition.
    To recover consciousness, to come to
    Synonyms (recover consciousness): come to, come to one's senses, wake up Related terms: come around Translations (to recover consciousness): zu sich kommen (German), zu Bewusstsein kommen (German), wieder ansprechbar sein (German)
    Sense id: en-come_round-en-verb-vO2WwZMP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (round) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 56 29 4 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (round): 11 8 48 25 8 Disambiguation of 'recover consciousness': 4 2 89 4 1 Disambiguation of 'to recover consciousness': 1 2 93 3 1
  4. To return to a former condition.
    To cease anger or hostility.
    Synonyms (cease hostility): calm down, cease fire, pull in one's horns Translations (to cease anger or hostility): zur Vernunft kommen (German), Vernunft annehmen (German), zur Besinnung kommen (German)
    Sense id: en-come_round-en-verb-62RN~S2j Disambiguation of 'cease hostility': 5 2 5 86 2 Disambiguation of 'to cease anger or hostility': 0 1 2 96 0
  5. To visit someone's home or other regular place. Synonyms (visit someone's home): call on Translations (to visit someone): passer (French), vorbeikommen (German), vorbeischauen (German)
    Sense id: en-come_round-en-verb-if185sqR Disambiguation of "visit someone's home": 4 2 5 2 87 Disambiguation of 'to visit someone': 2 5 12 6 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to return to a former condition): wiederkommen (German), zurückkommen (German), wieder da sein (German), wieder der / die Alte sein (German)
Disambiguation of 'to return to a former condition': 1 0 49 49 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for come round meaning in All languages combined (6.1kB)

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