Come out in favour of

The board of directors has come out strongly in favour of a merger.

Come out against

Teachers have come out against the proposed changes.

At least he's got the courage to come out and say what he thinks.

10. if the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky

The sky cleared and the sun came out.

11. if a flower comes out, it opens

The snowdrops were just starting to come out.

12. if someone comes out, they say that they are gay when this was a secret before

Come out to

That summer, I decided to come out to my parents.

13. British English informal to refuse to work, as a protest

Nurses have threatened to come out in support of their pay claim.

We decided to come out on strike.

14. if a young woman came out in the past, she was formally introduced into upper class society at a large formal dance

come out at something phrasal verb

if something comes out at a particular amount, that is the amount it adds up to

The whole trip, including fares, comes out at $900.

come out in something phrasal verb

Come out in spots/a rash etc

if you come out in spots etc, spots appear on your body

If I eat eggs, I come out in a rash.

come out of something phrasal verb

1. to no longer be in a bad situation

There are signs that the country is coming out of recession.

2. to happen as a result of something

One or two excellent ideas came out of the meeting.

3. come out of yourself

informal to start to behave in a more confident way

Penny's really come out of herself since she started that course.

come out with something phrasal verb

to say something, especially something unusual or unexpected

Some of the things he comes out with are so funny!

come over phrasal verb

1. a) if someone comes over, they visit you at your house

Do you want to come over on Friday evening?

b) if someone comes over, they come to the country where you are

Come over to/from

When did your family first come over to America?

2. come over somebody

if a strong feeling comes over you, you suddenly experience it

A wave of sleepiness came over me.

I'm sorry about that - I don't know what came over me (=I do not know why I behaved in that way).

3. if an idea comes over well, people can understand it easily

I thought that the points he was making came over quite clearly.

4. if someone comes over in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities

ￚs ynonym come across

He didn't come over very well (=seem to have good qualities) in the interview.

Come over as

She comes over as a very efficient businesswoman.

5. come over (all) shy/nervous etc

informa l to suddenly become very shy, nervous etc

come round phrasal verb

To come around

come through phrasal verb

1. if a piece of information, news etc comes through, it arrives somewhere

We're still waiting for our exam results to come through.

There is news just coming through of an explosion in a chemical factory.

2. to be made official, especially by having the correct documents officially approved

I'm still waiting for my divorce to come through.

3. come through (something)

to continue to live, be strong, or succeed after a difficult or dangerous time

ￚsynonym survive

If he comes through the operation OK he should be back to normal within a few weeks.

come through with something phrasal verb

to give someone something they need, especially when they have been worried that you would not produce it in time

Our representative in Hong Kong finally came through with the figures.

come to phrasal verb

1. come to a decision/conclusion/agreement etc

to decide something, agree on something etc after considering or discussing a situation

ￚs ynonym reach

We came to the conclusion that there was no other way back to the camp.

If they don't come to a decision by midnight, the talks will be abandoned.

2. come to a halt/stop

a) to slow down and stop

ￚs ynonym stop

The train came to a stop just yards from the barrier.

b) to stop operating or continuing

After the election our funding came to an abrupt halt.

3. come to something

to develop so that a particular situation exists, usually a bad one

I never thought it would come to this

4. come to something

to add up to a total amount

That comes to £23.50. The bill came to £48.50.

5. come to somebody

if a thought or idea comes to you, you realize or remember something

The answer came to me in a flash. I've forgotten her name, but maybe it'll come to me later.

6. to become conscious again after you have been unconscious

When he came to, he was lying on the floor with his hands tied behind his back.

7. when it comes to something

i nforma l when you are dealing with something or talking about something

He's a bit of an expert when it comes to computers.

come under something phrasal verb

1. come under attack/fire/scrutiny etc

to be attacked, shot at etc

The government has come under attack from opposition leaders over proposals to cut health spending.

2. to be governed or controlled by a particular organization or person

The organization comes under the authority of the EU.

3. if a piece of information comes under a particular title, you can find it under that title

The proposals come under three main headings.

come up phrasal verb

1. if someone comes up to you, they come close to you, especially in order to speak to you

One of the teachers came up and started talking to me.

Come up to

A man came up to him and asked for a light.

2. if someone comes up to a place, they travel north to the place where you are

Come up to

Why don't you come up to New York for the weekend?

3. if a subject comes up, people mention it and discuss it

ￚs ynonym arise

His name came up in the conversation.

The subject of salaries didn't come up.

4. if a problem or difficulty comes up, it appears or starts to affect you

ￚ synonym arise

I'm afraid I'll have to cancel our date - something's come up.The same problems come up every time.

5. if a job or an opportunity comes up, it becomes available

A vacancy has come up in the accounts department.

6. to be dealt with in a law court

Your case comes up next week.

7. be coming up

to be going to happen soon

With Christmas coming up, few people have much money to spare.

8. if the sun or moon comes up, it moves up into the sky where you can see it

ￚ synonym rise

It was six o'clock, and the sun was just coming up.

9. if a plant comes up, it begins to appear above the ground

The first spring bulbs are just coming up.

10. if food comes up, it goes back through your mouth from your stomach after being swallowed

ￚsee also vomit

11. coming (right) up!

spoken used to say that food or drink will be ready very soon

'Two martinis, please.' 'Coming up!'

come up against something/somebody phrasal verb

to have to deal with problems or difficulties

We may find we come up against quite a lot of opposition from local people. You've got no idea of what you're going to come up against.

come up for something phrasal verb

1. come up for discussion/examination/review etc

to be discussed, examined etc

This matter will come up for discussion at next month's meeting. The regulations come up for review in April.

2. come up for election/re-election/selection etc

to reach the time when people have to vote about whether you should continue in a political position

The governors come up for re-election next year.

come upon somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to find or discover something or someone by chance

We came upon a little cottage just on the edge of the wood.

2. li terary if a feeling comes upon you, you suddenly feel it

A wave of tiredness came upon her.

come up to something/somebody phrasal verb

1. to reach a particular standard or to be as good as you expected

This doesn't come up to the standard of your usual work. The resort certainly failed to come up to expectations.

2. be (just) coming up to something

to be nearly a particular time

It's just coming up to 11 o'clock.

come up with something phrasal verb

1. to think of an idea, answer etc

Is that the best excuse you can come up with? We've been asked to come up with some new ideas.

2. informal to produce an amount of money

We wanted to buy the house but we couldn't come up with the cash. How am I supposed to come up with $10,000?

Differ verb [intransitive]

1. to be different from something in some way

The two systems differ in many respects.

Differ from

People differ from one another in their ability to handle stress.

Differ between

The symptoms did not differ between the two groups.

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