come up to
come up to verb: to approach.
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)
- To approach.
- We're coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses.
- The motorman had reduced speed to little more than walking pace as we approached the signal, and had the brakes released as we came up to it.1959 October, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 703
- To meet expectations.
- The outcome didn't come up to our hopes for the project.
- To reach a certain height.
- You have to come up to this line to ride this rollercoaster.
come up to meaning in Malayalam
come up to in Malayalam
- reach, come to, be as tall as
- എത്തുക, നീളുക, നെടുക, നെടുകുക, നെടുവുക, നീളം കൂടുക
- measure up to, match up to, live up to
- എത്തുക, പ്രതീക്ഷക്കൊത്തുയരുക, നിലവാരത്തിനൊത്തുയരുക, പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ച നിലവാരം പുലർത്തുക, മുൻകൂട്ടിനിശ്ചയിച്ചത്ര നന്നാകുക, പ്രതീക്ഷക്കൊപ്പം ഉയരുക
Forms of come up to
| third-person singular present | comes up to |
|---|---|
| present participle | coming up to |
| past | came up to |
| past participle | come up to |
Questions about come up to
- What does come up to mean?
- Come up to means to approach.
- What is come up to in Malayalam?
- Come up to in Malayalam is എത്തുക, നീളുക, നെടുക. See Come up to meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is come up to?
- Come up to is a verb.
- What is the past tense of come up to?
- The past tense of come up to is came up to.
Words near come up to in the dictionary
Source and license
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