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[come to mind]{v. phr.} To occur to someone. •/A new idea for the advertising campaign came to mind as I was reading your book./

[come to nothing] also {formal} [come to naught] {v. phr.} To end in failure; fail; be in vain. •/The dog’s attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing./

[come to one’s senses]{v. phr.} 1. Become conscious again; wake up. •/The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes./ •/The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom’s appendix before he came to his senses./ Compare: COME TO(1). 2. To think clearly; behave as usual or as you should; act sensibly. •/A boy threw a snowball at me and before I could come to my senses he ran away./ •/Don’t act so foolishly. Come to your senses!/ Contrast: OUT OF ONE’S HEAD.

[come to pass]{v. phr.}, {literary} To happen; occur. •/Strange things come to pass in troubled times./ •/It came to pass that the jailer visited him by night./ •/His hopes of success did not come to pass./ Compare: BRING TO PASS, COME ABOUT.

[come to terms]{v. phr.} To reach an agreement. •/Management and the labor union came to terms about a new arrangement and a strike was prevented./

[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the matter; reach the central question or fact. •/Henry was giving a lot of history and explanation, but his father asked him to come to the point./ •/A good newspaper story must come right to the point and save the details for later./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH.

[come to think of it]{v. phr.}, {informal} As I think again; indeed; really. •/Come to think of it, he has already been given what he needs./ •/Come to think of it, I should write my daughter today./

[come true]{v.} To really happen; change from a dream or a plan into a fact. •/It took years of planning and saving, but their seagoing vacation came true at last./ •/It was a dream come true when he met the President./ •/His hope of living to 100 did not come true./

[come up]{v.} 1. To become a subject for discussion or decision to talk about or decide about. •/"He was a good salesman, and price never came up until the very last," Mary said./ •/The question of wage increases came up at the board meeting./ •/Mayor Jones comes up for reelection this fall./ 2. To be equal; match in value. — Used with "to". •/The new model car comes up to last year’s./ 3. To approach; come close. •/We saw a big black bear coming up on us from the woods./ •/Christmas is coming up soon./ •/The team was out practicing for the big game coming up./ 4. To provide; supply; furnish. — Used with "with". •/For years Jones kept coming up with new and good ideas./ •/The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came up with a good answer./