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My mother-in-law has come round to our house at Christmas seven years running. This year we're having a change. We're going to let her in.
Les Dawson

Meaning of "come round" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COME ROUND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COME ROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Come round is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb come round in English.

WHAT DOES COME ROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of come round in the English dictionary

The definition of come round in the dictionary is to be restored to life or consciousness. Other definition of come round is to change or modify one's mind or opinion.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COME ROUND

PRESENT

Present
I come round
you come round
he/she/it comes round
we come round
you come round
they come round
Present continuous
I am coming round
you are coming round
he/she/it is coming round
we are coming round
you are coming round
they are coming round
Present perfect
I have come round
you have come round
he/she/it has come round
we have come round
you have come round
they have come round
Present perfect continuous
I have been coming round
you have been coming round
he/she/it has been coming round
we have been coming round
you have been coming round
they have been coming round
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I came round
you came round
he/she/it came round
we came round
you came round
they came round
Past continuous
I was coming round
you were coming round
he/she/it was coming round
we were coming round
you were coming round
they were coming round
Past perfect
I had come round
you had come round
he/she/it had come round
we had come round
you had come round
they had come round
Past perfect continuous
I had been coming round
you had been coming round
he/she/it had been coming round
we had been coming round
you had been coming round
they had been coming round
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will come round
you will come round
he/she/it will come round
we will come round
you will come round
they will come round
Future continuous
I will be coming round
you will be coming round
he/she/it will be coming round
we will be coming round
you will be coming round
they will be coming round
Future perfect
I will have come round
you will have come round
he/she/it will have come round
we will have come round
you will have come round
they will have come round
Future perfect continuous
I will have been coming round
you will have been coming round
he/she/it will have been coming round
we will have been coming round
you will have been coming round
they will have been coming round
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would come round
you would come round
he/she/it would come round
we would come round
you would come round
they would come round
Conditional continuous
I would be coming round
you would be coming round
he/she/it would be coming round
we would be coming round
you would be coming round
they would be coming round
Conditional perfect
I would have come round
you would have come round
he/she/it would have come round
we would have come round
you would have come round
they would have come round
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been coming round
you would have been coming round
he/she/it would have been coming round
we would have been coming round
you would have been coming round
they would have been coming round
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you come round
we let´s come round
you come round
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to come round
Past participle
come round
Present Participle
coming round
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COME ROUND

come off second best
come off worst
come on
come on strong
come on to
come on!
come out
come out in the wash
come out of one´s shell
come over
come the raw prawn
come through
come to
come to an end
come to blows
come to grief
come to hand
come to life
come to light
come to light with

WORDS THAT END LIKE COME ROUND

all-around
all-round
around
background
bound
break new ground
campground
fall to the ground
foreground
get around
get off the ground
ground
into the ground
playground
round
surround
the high ground
to the ground
turnaround
underground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of come round in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «come round» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COME ROUND

Find out the translation of come round to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of come round from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «come round» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏醒过来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

volver en sí
570 millions of speakers

English

come round
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दौर आया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَسْتَفِيقُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приходить в себя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despertar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরোগ্যলাভ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reprendre connaissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Datang bulat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu sich kommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意識を回復する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의식을 회복하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teka babak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỉnh lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்று வந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोल फिरने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dolaşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rinvenire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zajść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

отямлюватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a-și reveni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνέρχομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kom ronde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

komma över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

komme til seg selv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of come round

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COME ROUND»

The term «come round» is regularly used and occupies the 90.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COME ROUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «come round» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «come round» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about come round

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5 QUOTES WITH «COME ROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come round.
1
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
I think he will probably come round in time, I mean to renew the subject pretty often.
2
Les Dawson
My mother-in-law has come round to our house at Christmas seven years running. This year we're having a change. We're going to let her in.
3
Ben Okri
I'm conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. There's hardly a day that goes past on which I don't write poetry.
4
Cristiano Ronaldo
There's no point in making predictions. It's not worth speculating because nothing is set in stone and things change all the time in football. Today there are opportunities that no one knows if they will come round again in the future.
5
David Schwimmer
Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME ROUND»

Discover the use of come round in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come round and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Her Hour Come Round at Last: A Garland for Nina Coltart
The book contains a large number of contributions by specialists in the field including Michael Eigen, Estela Welldon and Christopher Bollas.
Peter L. Rudnytsky, Gillian Preston, 2011
2
The Spirituality of Community Life: When We Come 'Round Right
This unique book presents alternatives to a culture that creates competition, separation, and insecurity, focusing instead on communities that encourage civility, understanding, compromise, and altruism.
Ron Mcdonald, Andrew J Weaver, 2012
3
Star Trek: Mere Anarchy: Its Hour Come Round
MERE ANARCHY A new six-part epic covering thirty years of Star Trek™ history, concluding with an adventure that takes place after The Undiscovered Country and Generations!
Margaret Wander Bonanno, 2007
4
That rough beast, its hour come round at last: the history ...
The Editors of This Book were all members of Dr. Paul Ruffin's Editing and Publishing class at Sam Houston State University during the fall of 2006. They wrote the text of the book and provided most of the pictures.
Heather Andrews, Tameika Ashford, Joshua Bowen, 2007
5
Idioms and Phrases
Come over Change sides or opinions People disillusioned or disappointed in one party come over to another. He finally came over to my point of view. Come round (i) Pay an informal visit (ii) Be here again (Hi) Change views and adopt views ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
6
Round Dance and Other Plays
Greetings all round) GENIA How is your dear mother? I was actually hoping she might come round this afternoon. OTTO Wasn't she here yesterday? GENIA Yes. And the day before as well. (Smiling) She has in fact been spoiling me a little.
Arthur Schnitzler, Ritchie Robertson, 2004
7
The Blue Fairy Book
... Many a blossom be withered at root, Many a song be dumb; Broken and still shall be many a lute Or ever the new times come! Round and round the tree of gold, Round and round dance we, So doth the great world spin from of old, Summer ...
Andrew Lang, 2005
8
First Voyage Round the World: Captain Cook's Journal During ...
Small Ships and Vessels generally lay between the Town and the Ilha dos Cobras, but in order to get there they must come round the North side of the Island. I shall now give the best description I can of the Different Forts that are Erected for ...
James Cook, 2011
9
Over Ten Million Served: Gendered Service in Language and ...
Ole Bill rolls his eyes, and after the boy keeps pressuring him to work, Ole Bill says, “Evah mawnin it's 'Come round, Bill! Come round, Bill!' Don hahdly git no res fo it's 'Come round, Bill!' ” Needless to say, the boy is shocked that the mule is  ...
Michelle A. Massé, Katie J. Hogan, 2012
10
Star Trek: Mere Anarchy
Margaret Wander Bonanno, Christopher L. Bennett. 2293 ITS HOUR COME ROUND Margaret Wander Bonanno Dedicated to Thira Grace Corona, just for being herself CHAPTER ITS HOUR COME ROUND by Margaret Wander Bonanno.
Margaret Wander Bonanno, Christopher L. Bennett, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME ROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come round is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lisa Snowdon's obsessive stalker floods prison cell and hoards …
One said she 'looks better in the flesh', while another read, 'I am a killer, you could be too, come round and you could kill time'. Another text ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Russell Brand confronted by friend of Tunisia victims
By the end of the video, Rob seems to have come round to Brand's point of view. Asked by Brand what he thinks of his argument, Rob says: "I ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
How young will help us defeat radicalisation of their peers
In that bleak moment it felt like the world had come round in a circle. I remembered the stories my parents used to tell me of enduring racism on ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
EMRA round four: Weekend race report and results
... dropping to sixth place,but the big surprise was seeing Lee Crawford and Ashley Moore come round in eighth place at the end of lap one. «BSN, Jul 15»
5
Woman Has A Powerful Message To Anyone Experiencing …
Messages like Emma Murphy's are few and far between, and we need to hear them when they come round. If you've ever wondered why ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»
6
12 Things I've Learnt During My Kid's First Year at School
Just be ready with the reasons why that 'that kid' can't come round to play. 3 Kids learn how to spell. It's fantastic and I'm really proud and ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
7
Video of the last minutes of the Nautical Lady tower in Busselton
He lost his footing and landed up trapped under the perimeter fence. "They had to come round and push me out," he said. Other watchers were ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
8
Hucknall sees Red again
“I'm amused by the fact I've made this record,” says Hucknall. “Had my manager not come round to the house last summer and told me our 30th ... «East Lothian News, Jul 15»
9
Marcus Kilvington: Believe me, campylobacter is no fun at all
I actually had the local council come round to see me to make sure I didn't work in the food industry. This bad bacterium has been found on the ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
10
Coronation Street: Robert thinks he can "fix" a broken Tracy Barlow …
But Gemmill believes that Ken will come round to the idea of a reconciliation between Tracy and Robert. “Ken remembers Robert fondly from ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»

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