come under something

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

come under sth phrasal verb [ came under sth comes under sth coming under sth ]
 
EXPERIENCE
1. If you come under something, you are suddenly caused to experience or suffer it
• Our armies have come under heavy bombardment.
• The government are coming under pressure to change the law.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Experiencing and suffering
 
IN A BOOK
2. If a piece of information comes under a particular part of a list, book, or collection of things, you can find it in that part
• Swimming pools usually come under 'leisure centres' in the telephone directory.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Classifying and creating order
 
IN AN ORGANIZATION
3. to be controlled or dealt with by an official organization or a particular part of it
• Playground guidelines come under the Department of Health and Safety.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Controlling and being in charge
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