"come to mind" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-come to mind.ogg Forms: comes to mind [present, singular, third-person], coming to mind [participle, present], came to mind [past], come to mind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to mind}} come to mind (third-person singular simple present comes to mind, present participle coming to mind, simple past came to mind, past participle come to mind)
  1. (idiomatic) To appear in one's thoughts. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: bring to mind, call to mind, put someone in mind of, remind, top of mind, front of mind
    Sense id: en-come_to_mind-en-verb-gC4wU6Dq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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