phrasal verb · neutral
come up with
/kʌm ʌp wɪð/COME up WITH
to think of an idea, plan, or solution
Examples
“We need to come up with a realistic plan to cut emissions.”
“She came up with the idea during the meeting.”
“It's hard to come up with good examples on the spot.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the seminar we came up with three practical strategies that could be implemented within a year.”
Collocations
- come up with a solution
- come up with an idea
- come up with evidence
Word family
Common mistakes
She came up a solution last week.→She came up with a solution last week.
The idea was come up with by the team.→The idea was thought up by the team.
He come up with on many examples.→He came up with many examples.
Say it for a higher band
5think of→6think up→7+come up with
Synonyms
think of
devise
Easily confused
think up
“They thought up a simple trick to reduce waste.”
think of
“I can't think of a good example right now.”
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