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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

come up to en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To approach.
    • We're coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses.
    • The motorman had reduced speed to little more than walking pace as we approached the signal, and had the brakes released as we came up to it. 1959 October 14, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:
  2. (transitive) To meet expectations.
    • The outcome didn't come up to our hopes for the project.
  3. (transitive) To reach a certain height.
    • You have to come up to this line to ride this rollercoaster.

Forms

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coming up to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
came up to Tense=Past lexicographic
comes up to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
come up to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic