Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come up to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.68 in modern English

Syllables: come up -to
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To meet expectations.

Transitive verb

verb

To reach a certain height.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We're coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses."
"The motorman had reduced speed to little more than walking pace as we approached the signal, and had the brakes released as we came up to it."
"The outcome didn't come up to our hopes for the project."
"You have to come up to this line to ride this rollercoaster."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

comes up to (present, singular) coming up to (participle, present) came up to (past)

Synonyms

address accost

Questions

What does come up to mean?: To approach.

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