# come up
## English
### Pronunciation

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### Verb

come up (third-person singular simple present comes up, present participle coming up, simple past came up, past participle come up)
* Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come,‎ up.
    I came up the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.
* (intransitive) To come towards; to approach.
    I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.
** 1973 March 1, Roger Waters (lyrics and music), “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:Racing around to come up behind you again
* (idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
    Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.
* (intransitive) To be revealed to have a certain value, quality, or status.
** 2018, Brendon Urie, Michael Angelakos, Sam Hollander, Morgan Kibby, Jake Sinclair, Dillon Francis, “Hey Look Ma, I Made It”, in Pray for the Wicked‎, performed by Panic! at the Disco:Hey look Ma, I made it / Hey look Ma, I made it / Everything's comin' up aces, aces / If it's a dream, don't wake me, don't wake me
* (intransitive) To come to attention and present oneself; to arrive or appear.
    At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.
    Be ready for when your turn comes up.
    The proposal came up before the committee.
** 1951 September, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 621:It is interesting that this argument should have come up at this moment," Mr. Smith adds, "when the subject is being debated so hotly in the field of the petrol-driven internal combustion engine."
* (intransitive) To appear (before a judge or court).
    He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.
* (intransitive) To draw near in time.
    The summer holidays are coming up.
* (intransitive) To approach a time or scheduled event.
    We're coming up on the interview in the last half-hour of the program.
* (intransitive) To reach in height.
    You have to come up to here to ride this roller-coaster.
    He only comes up around this high.
* (intransitive, of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon).
    It'll be warmer once the sun comes up.
* (British, slang, intransitive) To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
    I could tell from her expression that she was coming up already.
* (UK, Oxford University, intransitive) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)
* (African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To happen or occur.
    His shift came up, so he had to go to work.
* (African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To grow up; to experience a childhood.
    I came up in Baltimore.
* (African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To do well or be successful.
    Watch out for him, he's been coming up lately.

#### Antonyms

* come down
* go down

#### Derived terms

* come up against
* comeuppance
* come up snake eyes
* marry come up
* sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow
* sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning

#### Related terms

* come up with

#### Translations
### Noun

come up (plural come ups)
* An opportunity
** 2012, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lyrics and music), “Thrift Shop”:I'm gonna pop some tags Only got 20$ in my pocket I'm, I'm, I'm huntin', lookin' for a come up This is fucking awesome

### Anagrams

* upcome