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came up with

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

Meaning of come up with

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
    • How can you come up with such brilliant ideas?
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To reach or overtake.
    Synonyms:
    catch up with
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up, with.
    • He came up with a bag of rice, having it carried it up from downstairs.

Questions about came up with

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

Words near came up with in the dictionary

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

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