to come up

Examples

• All

• You want me to come up?

  Bagman (2024)

• Hey, guys, if we don't come up soon, just call for help.

• So we're coming up close to to break time.

• Daddy, will you come up and kiss me good night before you go?

  The Cobweb (1955)

• As she did this, she heard the car come up the hill and turn into the lane.

  Fiction book (1990)

• In Pakistan, people often come up to me in the field and ask, "Why are you digging?"

  Academic text (2002)

• Nathan, stay right where you are, we're coming up, all right?

• Some rose to my height, but most came up to my knees or waist.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Till she's sitting there, a security guard comes up and knocks on her window.

  I've Had It

• Can you come up to the front of the stage to join us?

Synonyms

C

to come

vsto come up

∞ 1.0

Move toward and reach a place or position

often implies movement from a lower place rather than general arrival

C

to come up to

vsto come up

184 2.2

To go up to someone to speak to them

is more general and often means moving from a lower position instead

S

to sneak up

vsto come up

101 4.5

To move quietly toward someone or something without being noticed

is neutral about stealth and usually means a normal approach

C

to come near

vsto come up

56 1.8

To move closer in space or time

often involves approaching from a lower position or distance

C

to come on

vsto come up

51 1.4

Move closer or begin to arrive, often gradually

usually involves approaching from a lower position rather than gradual movement

C

to creep up

vsto come up

33 4.6

To move or happen slowly and quietly so it is not noticed

is neutral about quietness and does not imply secretive approach

R

to roll up

vsto come up

• Informal

24 6.0

Arrive in a vehicle in a way that people notice

focuses on moving toward or approaching often from a lower position rather than just arriving

E

to edge up

vsto come up

5.6

Move slowly and carefully forward to get closer in a crowd

tends to mean approaching more generally rather than small careful movements into space

Antonyms

R

to retreat

235 4.0

To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger

P

to pull away

86 3.5

To move away from people or a place to create space

How Near

to reach

∞ 1.3

to close in on

63 3.9

to come near

56 1.8

to come up

520 1.7

to approach

532 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology