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come upto arise or occur unexpectedly

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to arise or occur unexpectedly

Pronunciation (IPA): /kʌm ʌp/

Korean meaning: 갑자기 생기다, 발생하다

Korean pronunciation: **컴** **업**

Example Sentences

  • My cat came up to the robot vacuum and declared war on it.
  • A brilliant idea came up during our boring meeting.
  • Every time we plan a picnic, rain comes up out of nowhere.

come up

VERB

//kʌm ʌp//

to arise or occur unexpectedly

come up concept
💡 Concept

Something unexpected came up

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kʌm ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/kʌm ʌp/

🌳Etymology

Rootcome
Suffix-up

Origin

고대 영어 'cuman'(오다)과 'upp'(위로)가 결합하여 '위로 오다'라는 의미로 발전했습니다. 시간이 지나면서 다양한 추상적 의미들이 추가되었어요.

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🎵Rhyme

sum upthumb upcheer up
sum up
thumb up
cheer up

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat came up to the robot vacuum and declared war on it.

A brilliant idea came up during our boring meeting.

😄 Fun example

Every time we plan a picnic, rain comes up out of nowhere.

😄 Fun example

The topic of homework came up at dinner, and suddenly everyone was full.

😄 Fun example

The sun comes up every morning, unlike my motivation.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

ariseoccuremergeappearsurface

Antonyms

go downdisappearsubside

Related

show upturn uppop upbring up