come up

Related to word: come

片语动词

Definition (appearance)

  1. B2

    When the sun or moon comes up, it ascends.

    • The sun came up early this morning.

    • Watching the sunset by the beach is lovely, but the sunrise is even more spectacular.

    • The moon slowly came up in the night sky.

  2. C1

    If information appears on a computer screen, it emerges there.

    • When I turned on the computer, an error message came up on the screen.

    • A prompt came up on my screen while I was searching for the file.

    • A new page came up when I clicked the link.

Definition (discussion)

  1. B2

    to be introduced or discussed in conversation

    • The topic came up during the discussion meeting.

    • The upcoming competition came up during dinner last night.

    • Health issues also came up during the visit.

Definition (event)

  1. C1

    to occur, typically without warning

    • An unexpected issue came up during the meeting.

    • The weather forecast predicts rain this weekend, which came up unexpectedly.

    • Her name came up suddenly in the trending conversation.

  2. B2

    to be occurring in the near future

    • An important meeting will come up in the near future.

    • This project is coming up soon, and we need to start preparing.

    • She has an important presentation coming up that she needs to prepare for.

Definition (movement)

  1. B2

    to approach someone

    • He came up to me with a question.

    • While I was at the café, a friend came up to greet me.

    • She came up to the supervisor during the meeting to share her thoughts.

Definition (opportunity)

  1. C1

    If a position or opportunity arises, it becomes accessible.

    • A position has come up recently that suits our candidates.

    • This opportunity will come up in the next quarter.

    • The opportunity for a new project came up during the meeting.