Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come up with

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.66 in modern English

Syllables: come up with
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.

Transitive verb

verb

To reach or overtake.

Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up, with.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"How can you come up with such brilliant ideas?"
"Unless Geoff can come up with the money for that train ticket, he'll be stuck in Des Moines for the weekend."
"And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts..."
"Eric Andre: Were you born black or did you come up with a stage name and get a ton of surgery? Blac Chyna: I came up with it."
"In 2001, she was legally declared dead, but police and private investigators have continued to come up with compelling leads."
"He came up with a bag of rice, having it carried it up from downstairs."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

come up with the goods come up with snake eyes come up short come across come away with

Frequently Paired Words

come up short come across come away with dream up conjure up cough up come down with put down

Synonyms

catch up with

Questions

What does come up with mean?: To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.

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