comes up

A form of come up — To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of come up
Cite this entry
APA

comes up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comes%20up

MLA

“comes up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comes%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comes up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comes%20up.

Source: comes up on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.