verb
Meaning 1
To change direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
come round
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
verb
Meaning 2
To change one's opinion to a prevailing one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I'll explain it again, and maybe he'll come round to my way of thinking.
- He's a reasonable man. I knew he'd come round eventually.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To return to a former condition.
To recover consciousness, to come to
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- After the blow to my head, I took a while to come round.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To return to a former condition.
To cease anger or hostility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To visit someone's home or other regular place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Would you like to come round for dinner tonight?
- What day does the garbage man come round?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
change one's position or opinion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He came around to our point of view
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: come around
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
History
Etymology
From come + round.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: umdrehen — to change direction
- German: wenden — to change direction
- German: umkehren — to change direction
- Polish: zmieniać kierunek — to change direction
- Polish: zmienić kierunek — to change direction
- French: se raviser — to change one's opinion
- German: einlenken — to change one's opinion
- German: umschwenken — to change one's opinion
- German: zu der Einsicht gelangen — to change one's opinion
- Polish: zmieniać zdanie — to change one's opinion
- Polish: zmienić zdanie — to change one's opinion
- German: wiederkommen — to return to a former condition
- German: zurückkommen — to return to a former condition
- German: wieder da sein — to return to a former condition
- German: wieder der / die Alte sein — to return to a former condition
- Polish: dochodzić do siebie — to return to a former condition
- Polish: dojść do siebie — to return to a former condition
- Polish: odzyskiwać przytomność — to recover consciousness — see also come to, come to one's senses
- Polish: odzyskać przytomność — to recover consciousness — see also come to, come to one's senses
- Polish: dochodzić do siebie — to recover consciousness — see also come to, come to one's senses
- Polish: dojść do siebie — to recover consciousness — see also come to, come to one's senses
- German: zur Vernunft kommen — to cease anger or hostility
- German: Vernunft annehmen — to cease anger or hostility
- German: zur Besinnung kommen — to cease anger or hostility
- Polish: przekonywać się do — to cease anger or hostility
- Polish: przekonać się do — to cease anger or hostility
- French: passer — to visit someone
- German: vorbeikommen — to visit someone
- German: vorbeischauen — to visit someone
- Polish: odwiedzać — to visit someone
- Polish: odwiedzić — to visit someone
- Polish: wpadać z wizytą — to visit someone
- Polish: wpaść z wizytą — to visit someone