Phrasal Verbs 'Come'

Hi Fbers,

Today I thought we might look at another group of phrasal verbs. This time based around the word ‘come’.

“come across”
Means to ‘find unexpectedly’
Example: He came across his old school books in the back of the cupboard while he was looking for his shoes.

“come across as”
Means to ‘be seen as’
Example: He came across as a kind person.

"come along"
Means to 'join in with'
Example: Do you want to come along?

“come apart”
Means to ‘become separated’
Example: The shirt was so poorly made it came apart at the seams.

“come down with”
Means to ‘become sick’
Example: John came down with the flu last week.

“come forward”
Means to “volunteer for a task or to give evidence”
Example: He came forward to the police when he saw the news report.

“come from”
Means to ‘originate from’
Example: I come from Australia.

"come up with"
Means to 'think of'
Example: He came up with this idea all by himself.