Come Around (Verb)
Meaning 1
Change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Eventually the manager came around to seeing things from the employee's perspective.
- After hearing both sides of the argument, she came around to agreeing with her brother.
- My parents didn't want me to get a tattoo at first, but they came around eventually.
- It took him a while, but the politician came around to supporting the new policy.
- He initially opposed the idea, but his colleagues' persuasion helped him come around to their way of thinking.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The flowers come around every year, blooming beautifully in our garden.
- Payday comes around on the last working day of each month.
- The sales come around at this time every year, so it's the best time to shop.
- Her birthday comes around in a few days and we still haven't planned a party.
- The annual company meeting comes around in early January and everyone dreads it.