Synonyms for come to
come to

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1. come to

   To reach, in the sense here considered, is to come to by motion or progress. Attain is now oftenest used of abstract relations; as, to attain success. When applied to concrete matters, it commonly signifies the overcoming of hindrance and difficulty; as, the storm-beaten ship at length attained the harbor. Come is the general word for moving to or toward the place where the speaker or writer is or supposes himself to be. To reach is to come to from a distance that is actually or relatively considerable; to stretch the journey, so to speak, across the distance, as, in its original meaning, one reaches an object by stretching out the hand. To gain is to reach or attain something eagerly sought; the wearied swimmer reaches or gains the shore. One comes in from his garden; he reaches home from a journey. To arrive is to come to a destination, to reach a point intended or proposed. The European steamer arrives in port, or reaches the harbor; the dismantled wreck drifts ashore, or comes to land. Compare ATTAIN.

   Synonyms:
   arrive, attain, enter, gain, get to, land, reach

   Antonyms:
   depart, embark, go, go away, leave, set out, set sail, start, weigh anchor

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1. hit, strike, come toverb

   cause to experience suddenly

   "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

   Synonyms:
   touch, chance upon, resuscitate, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, pertain, chance on, concern, reach, take, fall upon, refer, strike, score, make, off, revive, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, touch on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, relate, shine, bear on, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, have-to doe with, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove

2. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, resuscitate, equal, associate, doctor, have-to doe with, cite, rival, hit, consult, fix, pertain, appertain, continue, concern, impact, mend, worry, link, refer, strike, meet, reach, repair, connect, bushel, stir, bring up, uphold, tinge, look up, affect, occupy, restore, name, relate, touch on, interrelate, preserve, tinct, bear on, partake, allude, bear upon, mention, colligate, contact, match, tie in, advert, push, furbish up, denote, carry on, revive, extend to, interest, disturb, link up, tint

3. come to, strikeverb

   attain

   "The horse finally struck a pace"

   Synonyms:
   touch, chance upon, resuscitate, excise, hit, attain, pertain, chance on, concern, take, fall upon, refer, strike, move, assume, collide with, coin, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, touch on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, revive, relate, come across, bear on, mint, strickle, impress, take up, have-to doe with, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover

4. come to, revive, resuscitateverb

   return to consciousness

   "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

   Synonyms:
   recreate, resurrect, touch, quicken, reanimate, revivify, have-to doe with, touch on, vivify, revive, relate, refer, hit, strike, animate, pertain, repair, bear on, renovate, resuscitate, concern

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1. come to

   Synonyms:
   consent, yield

2. come to

   Synonyms:
   amount to

3. come to

   Synonyms:
   recover (as from fainting)

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1. come to

   Synonyms:
   revive, recover, consent, yield, accede, arrive at, reach, amount to

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1. Jo Polkey:

   People are dying to come to our services.

2. Peter Dutton:

   The government's position is very clear - that is that we are not going to accept people who have sought to come to our country illegally by boat, they will not settle permanently in our country.

3. Kyle McGowan:

   The CDC is filled with dedicated public health professionals that come to work every day with one purpose : to save lives. Particularly during the response to COVID-19, they have continued to work tirelessly, often unrecognized, to protect the health and safety of Americans. Amanda Campbell and I are honored to have had the opportunity to serve alongside each and every one of them. I'm grateful that they are on the front lines fighting to make our nation and world a healthier and safer place to live, amanda and I spent more than two years serving at the The CDC and chose to leave to start our own business.

4. Laurel Desnick:

   We learned this from covid, we go to people who may not have time to come to us.

5. Taylor West:

   Federal law is the law of the land in the area of drug control, and it would be absurd if a federal agency looked the other way while the Big Marijuana Business continues to operate without interference. the federal government is going to have to come to terms with the fact that voters have chosen a different way to handle this drug.