come%20up

verb

1. 1

   To come towards, to approach.

   “I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.”

2. 2

   To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

   “Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.”

3. 3

   To come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.

   “At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.”

4. 4

   To appear (before a judge or court).

   “He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.”

5. 5

   To draw near in time.

   “The summer holidays are coming up.”

6. 6

   (of a heavenly body) To rise (above the horizon).

   “It'll be warmer once the sun comes up.”

7. 7

   To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.

   “I could tell from her expression that she was coming up already.”

8. 8

   (Oxford University) To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)