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came under

came under is the simple past of come under.

Meaning of come under

Verb

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

  1. (literally) To come underneath (something).
    • Why don't you come under my umbrella? There's plenty of room.
  2. To be included or classified under (a title, specified class etc.).
    • To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors.
  3. To be subjected to, be under the auspices of.
    • Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority.

Questions about came under

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

Words near came under in the dictionary

  1. came to terms
  2. came to terms with
  3. came to time
  4. came together
  5. came true
  6. came under
  7. came unhinged
  8. came up
  9. came up against
  10. came up and bit
  11. came up from behind

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