English Pronouns and Prepositions by Ed Swick

Author:Ed Swick
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2011-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

Come

You’re already familiar with this verb of motion that means “to approach, to move toward, or to arrive.” Its conjugation is irregular and has these principal parts:

Four distinct meanings are derived from the phrasal verb to come through (for) (with): (1) to endure or survive, (2) to be approved by some official body or institution, (3) to perform a helpful service for someone, and (4) to produce something that has been promised. Check these examples:

Somehow they came through the storm without a scratch.

Your loan came through and you’ll receive a check in the mail.

Mom always came through for me whenever I had a problem.

Tom will never come through with the money he promised.

With the particle to, come to has a simple new meaning: to become conscious again or to wake up:

Her eyes opened and she slowly came to.

The old man fell asleep and never came to again.

The verb to come up with means “to find someone or something that someone needs.” Look at these examples:

I’ll try to come up with a piano player for your party.

She came up with another good idea.

The phrasal verb to come upon means “to happen upon someone or something.” The particle on is sometimes used in place of upon:

When she comes on her brother, she’ll have the shock of her life.

I came upon an interesting book in the library.

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