Phrasal Verbs with "Come"

Introduction

• Focus on 12 phrasal verbs with "come" essential for B2 first exam.
• Encourage writing a sentence for each phrasal verb in comments.

Phrasal Verbs

1. Come Across

• Meanings:
  • To seem or appear: "She came across as shy."
  • To become clear: "Emotions come across in the film."
  • To discover by chance (inseparable with object): "I came across a beautiful cafe."

2. Come Along

• Meanings:
  • To arrive or start to exist: "My first child came along."
  • To accompany: "You should come along with us."
  • Does not take an object.

3. Come Down

• Meanings:
  • To break and fall: "The roof came down."
  • To decrease or become lower: "Approval ratings came down."
  • No object used.

4. Come Down With

• Meaning: To get an illness (always followed by an object): "He came down with bronchitis."
• Cannot separate from object.

5. Come Off

• Meanings:
  • To happen successfully: "The trick came off perfectly."
  • No object used.

6. Come On

• Meanings:
  • To start happening or working: "The TV came on."
  • To make progress: "The project is coming on well."
  • No object used.

7. Come Out

• Meanings:
  • To become available or known: "The album came out."
  • To appear: "The sun came out."
  • To socialize: "Come out with us tonight."
  • Result of something: "How did the cake come out?"
  • Removal of stains: "Wine stains don’t come out."
  • How something is said: "What I said came out wrong."
  • Coming out regarding sexual orientation: "She came out as bisexual."
  • No object used.

8. Come Round

• Meanings:
  • To visit: "Come around for dinner."
  • To change opinion: "She'll come round."
  • Repeated event: "Christmas has come round."
  • To regain consciousness: "He came round after fainting."
  • No object used.

9. Come To

• Meaning: Similar to 'come round', to regain consciousness.

10. Come Up

• Meanings:
  • To appear (topics or problems): "Issues came up during the meeting."
  • To move upwards: "The sun will come up at 6:30 am."
  • No object used.

11. Come Up Against

• Meaning: To face difficulty or resistance (uses but not separated by an object): "She came up against bias."

12. Come Up With

• Meaning: To think of a plan or solution (always followed by an object, not separated): "She came up with a creative idea."

Conclusion

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