phrasal verb · neutral
come around
/kʌm əˈraʊnd/come·a·ROUND
to change one’s opinion or to regain consciousness
Examples
“After a long discussion she finally came around to our plan.”
“He was unconscious for a few minutes but came around in hospital.”
“It took him a while to come around to the idea of moving abroad.”
Band 8 sentence
“Initially skeptical, she gradually came around to the proposal after reviewing the evidence and talking to colleagues.”
Collocations
- come around to (an idea)
- come around after (an operation / faint)
Word family
Common mistakes
She came around (= cô ấy đã đến quanh)→She came around (changed her mind / regained consciousness)
She agreed around the idea→She came around to the idea
Say it for a higher band
5change→6agree→7+come around
Synonyms
change one’s mind
regain consciousness
Easily confused
come round
“After a long discussion, he came round to our suggestion.”
come to
“After fainting he slowly came to.”
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