"come up" | Definition and Related Words

come up

Verb

Bring forth, usually something desirable (synset 201630816)
"The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"

is a type of: bring forth, generate - bring into existence
Result or issue (synset 200340548)
"A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

is a type of: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place - come to pass
subtypes:
- condense - develop due to condensation
- open, open up - become available
- come up - be mentioned
same as: arise
Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody (synset 201853188)
"He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
subtypes:
- emanate - proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- accost, address, come up to - speak to someone
- approach, come near - come near in time
- approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near - move towards
same as: come
Come to the surface (synset 201994295)
is a type of: ascend, go up - travel up
subtypes:
- emerge - come up to the surface of or rise
- resurface - reappear on the surface
- bubble up, intumesce - move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
- swell, well - come up, as of a liquid
same as: rise, rise up, surface
Originate or come into being (synset 202631867)
"a question arose"

is a type of: become - come into existence

same as: arise, bob up
Move upward (synset 201972576)
"The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
subtypes:
- scend, surge - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- climb, climb up, go up, mount - go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom - rise rapidly
- go up - be erected, built, or constructed
- rocket, skyrocket - shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
- bubble - rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles
- uplift - lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- chandelle - climb suddenly and steeply
- steam - rise as vapor
- ascend, come up, rise, uprise - come up, of celestial bodies
same as: arise, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
Be mentioned (synset 202727715)
"These names came up in the discussion"

is a type of: arise, come up - result or issue
Start running, functioning, or operating (synset 201529393)
"the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

is a type of: get going, go, start - begin or set in motion

same as: come on, go on
Get something or somebody for a specific purpose (synset 202218118)
"I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"

is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

same as: find, get hold, line up
Come up, of celestial bodies (synset 201974362)
"The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

is a type of: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise - move upward

same as: ascend, rise, uprise
Gather (money or other resources) together over time (synset 201387406)
"She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"

is a type of: accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up - get or gather together

subtypes: nickel-and-dime - accumulate gradually

same as: scrape, scrape up, scratch
Gather or bring together (synset 201384203)
"muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

is a type of: collect, garner, gather, pull together - assemble or get together

same as: muster, muster up, rally, summon

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