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coming to mind

coming to mind is the present participle and gerund of come to mind.

Meaning of come to mind

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To appear in one's thoughts.
    • Sarcastic comments came to mind, but I said nothing.2001, Bill MacDonald, Patagonian odyssey: a travel memoir, page 157

Questions about coming to mind

What is coming to mind the present participle and gerund of?
Coming to mind is the present participle and gerund of come to mind.

Words near coming to mind in the dictionary

  1. coming to grief
  2. coming to grips with
  3. coming to Jesus
  4. coming to life
  5. coming to light
  6. coming to mind
  7. coming to naught
  8. coming to nothing
  9. coming to nought
  10. coming to one's hand
  11. coming to one's senses

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