to come through
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /kʌm θru/
:
superar
- In the end, it was essentially this generic evangelism that came through to conference attendees.
- come through under pressure
It reminds me of what I've come through to get through.
- It reminds me of what I've come through to get through.
- And the lads come through, come through for me.
- Not too well, I've been here, but I've come through it and I'm here.
- And but I do feel like we've come through the most constricted part of it.
Examples
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I knew you'd come through for me, buddy.
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He seems to have come through them all with flying colors.
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And you came through for me solid.
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Well, you came through when it counted.
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I'm certain that you'll come through it all right.
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It's more likely that the city's salvation will come through private enterprise rather than via government intervention.
Academic text (2009) -
The one clear winner is China, whose unique political-economic model has come through unscathed.
Academic text (2009) -
After facing many challenges, she finally came through and secured the funding for her project.
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Despite the odds against them, the team came through and won the championship.
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He had doubts at first, but in the end, he came through when it truly mattered.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To beat others in a contest or game
∞
2.7
Continue to exist after a dangerous or difficult event
846
2.0
To reach a goal after trying hard
429
2.9
Deal with and defeat a problem or fear
332
2.8
To reach a place or goal after overcoming problems
311
3.4
To survive after danger or a serious problem
270
3.0
Manage to move beyond a problem or a bad feeling
53
3.9
To survive a serious illness or danger, often with help from others, and start to get better
45
4.2
To overcome a difficulty after many tries and succeed
39
3.6
To keep going despite problems until you finish
8
4.2
Continue and finish a task with strong effort when it is hard or you are tired
5
5.7
Become successful again after a big loss or disaster
4
3.9
To do what was promised and get the expected result
2
3.7
Finish something successfully when it is difficult
To keep trying and do well despite difficult times
Antonyms
How Successful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to be successfully received' is directly derivable from combining 'come' (to arrive) with 'through' (moving across or through a medium): a message that 'comes through' has arrived across the channel. This is a transparent motion-to-transmission mapping common in English and found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the sense.
Etymology
Come through: One simple image is a person walking through a dark tunnel and coming out safe on the other side; to come 'through' is to get past the hard part. That's why come through means 'to survive or succeed after difficulty'.