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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
come up
come up phrasal verb [ came up comes up coming up ] MOVE TOWARDS 1. <A > to move towards someone • A young girl came up to me and asked for money. Thesaurus+: ↑Advancing and moving forward • He just came up to me and punched me. • He came up to me at a party and introduced himself. • A small child came up and asked me for money. BE MENTIONED 2. <A > to be mentioned or talked about in conversation • What points came up at the meeting? Thesaurus+: ↑Quoting and making references • The subject of payment didn't come up. • Did any new points come up when you spoke to him? • If the subject of divorce comes up, try to change the subject. APPEAR 3. <A > When the sun or moon comes up, it rises. Thesaurus+: ↑Moving upwards 4. <A > If information comes up on a computer screen, it appears there. Thesaurus+: ↑Appearing and disappearing BECOME AVAILABLE 5. If a job or opportunity comes up, it becomes available • A position has come up in the accounts department. Thesaurus+: ↑Occurring and happening HAPPEN 6. to happen, usually unexpectedly • I've got to go - something has just come up at home and I'm needed there. Thesaurus+: ↑Occurring and happening 7. be coming up to be happening soon • My exams are coming up soon. Thesaurus+: ↑About to happen ↑Closeness in distance and time Main entry: comephrasal verb
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