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verb (1)

Definition of came (to)next
past tense of come (to)
1
as in counted (up to)
to have a total of your bill comes to $53.74

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Relevance
2
as in amounted (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect it all comes to nothing in the end

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3
as in occurred (to)
to enter the mind of the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store

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came to

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verb (2)

past tense of come to
as in came around
to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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Recent Examples of came (to)
Verb
Most of the complex's buildings were razed in the 1980s, but a five-story, red-brick structure that came to be known as the Kay Beard Building still stands and is home to Eloise Asylum. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Funding for Platte County police came to a heated front in a county commission meeting earlier this year where Sheriff Erik Holland and Prosecuting Attorney Erik Zahnd vehemently argued that the law enforcement budget was too low. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 Not long after he was let go, Litberg launched his construction company and came to Menapace to help her with her roofing issues. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Cedar came to von Rydingsvard through the painter Michael Mulhern, who purchased many 4x4s for her. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Robb Report’s annual Best of the Best issue came to life in Wyoming over the weekend. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026 One night, following the filming of an elevator scene, officers came to Hamid’s home intending to detain me. — Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Examining pieces of it can explain how Mars' moons -- and possibly moons elsewhere -- came to be. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 From Montblanc to Leica Giannattasio, who grew up in Astoria, Queens, came to Leica from luxury goods, not cameras. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came (to)
  1. numbered
  2. meant
  3. struck
  4. came around
  5. recovered
Verb
  • One said applications numbered in the thousands, exceeding available positions.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His order included several one-of-one cards, printed in a single copy and serial-numbered to prove it, along with a Barry Sanders autograph numbered three of five and a LeBron James card that was cut wrong at the factory.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of numbered
Verb
  • The health benefits it is meant to finance aren’t one-time expenses, after all.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This approach was meant to counter Vucic's one-man rule and restore a sense of community and solidarity.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • The attack struck the Greek Orthodox Church during a funeral in Karak, about 55 miles south of the capital, Amman, on Friday.
    — Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Naz Reid struck fire midway through the fourth, executing, in quick succession, plays on both ends of the court.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of struck
Verb
  • Palacios scored and when DeLauter allowed the ball under his glove, Walls came around from second.
    — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • On a candlelit Wednesday evening in Chinatown, the 2026 Image Makers came around an open-air table to celebrate each other.
    — Ashley SP, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of came around
Verb
  • Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this month that Gulf crude flows had recovered to between 80% and 90% of prewar levels.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Police recovered 350 boxes of Hot Wheels toy cars valued at about $54,000, according to the post.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of recovered

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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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