English Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb.
The combination creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Commonly-used phrasal verbs.

Phrasal Verbs with COME

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
Come about	Happen or occur.	"How did such a complicated situation come about? "
Come across	Find by chance.	Julie came across some photographs of her grandparents in the attic.
Come across	Appear or seem; make an impression.	The candidate came across as a dynamic person during the interview.
Come along	Accompany someone; go somewhere with someone.	"Alex decided to come along with me to watch the parade."
Come along	Tell someone to hurry.	"Come along Emily. You don't want to be late for school!"
Come along	Arrive, appear.	"Tony needs a job. If an opportunity comes along he's determined to seize it."
Come along	Improve, develop or make progress.	"How's your mother coming along since she broke her leg?"
Come apart	Separate into pieces.	"I need to get my glasses repaired. They came apart when they fell off the table."
Come around	Change one's opinion; finally accept someone's way of thinking.	I think the supplier will come around to our way of seeing things.
Come back	Return.	He hopes his son will come back one day.
Come before	Be more important than.	Carla always says that her family comes before her career.
Come by	Manage to get, especially something that is difficult to obtain or find.	"How did you come by such a beautiful location to build your house?"
Come down with	Become ill with.	The architect planned to attend the inauguration but he came down with the 'flu yesterday.
Come forward	Present oneself; volunteer.	The police have asked any witnesses to come forward.
Come off	Become detached from something; break off; fall off.	A button came off my jacket.
Come out	Become known.	The truth will come out sooner or later. It's just a matter of time.
Come to	- Regain consciousness. - Reach a total amount	- The woman fainted when she heard the news but she came to quite quickly. - "Let's see... two coffees and two orange juices, that comes to 7€ please."
Come up	Appear, occur or present itself unexpectedly.	-"The subject came up at the meeting." - "Sorry I'm late. Something came up at the last minute."
Come up against	Be faced with or opposed by (a reaction).	The plan to demolish the old theatre came up against a lot of criticism.
Come up with	Produce a plan or idea.	Sacha came up with a great idea for the party.
Come upon	Find or discover.	The police came upon a stock of firearms in a disused mine.

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