phrasal verb

Come to

Letter CInseparable

2Sections

Become conscious, wake up from anaesthetic

Meanings

  • Become conscious, wake up from anaesthetic (intransitive, International English)
  • Result in (inseparable, International English)

Examples

  • She CAME TO an hour after the operation.
  • The two men started arguing but they soon CAME TO blows and started fighting in earnest.

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