phrasal verb · neutral
come through
/kʌm θruː/COME·through
speakingtask2
to perform successfully under pressure; to be delivered or transmitted
Examples
“When it mattered most, she came through and produced the data on time.”
“The documents finally came through by email.”
“He came through his illness and is back at work.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although resources were limited, the research team came through and produced a publishable paper within the year.”
Collocations
- come through for someone
- come through with
Word family
come through verbcame through verb (past)coming through verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
He come through in the exam.→He came through in the exam.
He came off and helped us.→He came through and helped us.
Say it for a higher band
5deliver→6pull through→7+come through
Synonyms
deliver
perform under pressure
Easily confused
come off
“Despite the bad weather, the outdoor festival came off as planned.”
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