Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come under

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English

Syllables
come un-der
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be subjected to, be under the auspices of.

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What does come under mean?
To come underneath (something).

How to pronounce come under

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