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Meanings of come up in English

Portuguese
reagrupar
Spanish
concentrar

Gather or bring together.

reagrupar
Portuguese
começar

Start running, functioning, or operating.

começar
Synonyms
Examples for "go on"
Examples for "go on"
1
This war in Europe is going to go on a long time.
East of eden
2
They say: 'Fight in the Holy War, Jamil; go on a raid.'
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
3
Photo: AFP New Caledonia's firefighters are set to go on strike today.
Radio NZ
4
As far as he was concerned, that situation could go on indefinitely.
Sins of the Fathers
5
There is a long way to go on those terms and conditions.
Radio NZ
1
In recent years, increasing numbers of stressbusters have come on the market.
The Irish Times
2
The Minister responsible, Kris Faafoi, was unable to come on Morning Report.
Radio NZ
3
Depending on whether new members come on board, these costs may vary.
The South African
4
They asked me to come on-scene and help them develop their case.
Mindhunter
5
We hope that they also seek to come on board going forward.
Radio NZ
Portuguese
atingir
Catalan
aconseguir
Spanish
encontrar

Get something or somebody for a specific purpose.

atingir
Portuguese
subir
Catalan
ascendir
Spanish
subir

Move upward.

Related terms
subir
Usage of come up in English
1
Europe has yet to come up with comprehensive rules for financial reform.
Reuters
2
One question will be answered but a new question will come up.
Wired
3
The issue of her health and age is going to come up.
The Guardian
4
The CDC used new methods to come up with the higher number.
Reuters
5
Mr English said he didn't expect any leadership talk to come up.
Radio NZ
6
Mr Bridges said nobody had come up with a perfect solution yet.
Radio NZ
7
I tried to come up with a good answer to this question.
In a gilded cage
8
Something had come up, no way could he leave work right now.
Dark pursuit
9
Selbit had come up with the right idea at the right time.
Hiding the Elephant
10
They come up with a great deal more speculation than solid information.
Provenance
11
EBONY: You've seen a lot of people come up in this industry.
Ebony
12
I think we are going to come up with a good solution.
Reuters
13
But it's impossible for me to come up with the right words.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
14
Here are the best ten I've come up with so far: 10.
Wired
15
The first could come up for a vote next week, Reid said.
Reuters
16
And they haven't exactly come up with any results yet, so -'
The preacher
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Translations for come up
Come up through the time
Come up across language varieties
Canada
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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