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came up to

came up to is the simple past of come up to.

Meaning of come up to

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To approach.
    • We're coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses.
  2. (transitive) To meet expectations.
    • The outcome didn't come up to our hopes for the project.
  3. (transitive) To reach a certain height.
    • You have to come up to this line to ride this rollercoaster.

Questions about came up to

What is came up to the simple past of?
Came up to is the simple past of come up to.

Words near came up to in the dictionary

  1. came up and bit
  2. came up from behind
  3. came up roses
  4. came up short
  5. came up snake eyes
  6. came up to
  7. came up trumps
  8. came up with
  9. came up with snake eyes
  10. came up with the goods
  11. came up with the rations

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