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came round

came round is the simple past of come round.

Meaning of come round

Verb

come round (third-person singular simple present comes round, present participle coming round, simple past came round, past participle come round)

  1. To change direction.
  2. To change one's opinion to a prevailing one.
    • I'll explain it again, and maybe he'll come round to my way of thinking.
    Synonyms:
    give way
  3. To recover consciousness, to come to
    • After the blow to my head, I took a while to come round.
  4. To cease anger or hostility.
  5. To visit someone's home or other regular place.
    • Would you like to come round for dinner tonight?
    Synonyms:
    call on

Questions about came round

What is came round the simple past of?
Came round is the simple past of come round.

Words near came round in the dictionary

  1. came out on top
  2. came out swinging
  3. came out with
  4. came over
  5. came right
  6. came round
  7. came running
  8. came short
  9. came the acid
  10. came the old acid
  11. came the old soldier

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