phrasal verb · neutral
come to
UK/kʌm tuː/US/kʌm tu/COME·to
speakingtask2
to amount to (a total); to regain consciousness; to reach a particular state or decision
Examples
“The bill comes to about fifty pounds.”
“He fainted but came to after a few minutes.”
“It all comes to a question of priorities.”
Band 8 sentence
“When all the expenses were accounted for, the project cost came to roughly £120,000.”
Collocations
- come to + amount
- come to + conclusion/decision
Word family
come to verbcame to verb (past)
Common mistakes
The bill comes on fifty pounds.→The bill comes to fifty pounds.
He came to the decision quickly.→He came to a decision quickly.
Say it for a higher band
5total→6amount to→7+come to
Synonyms
amount to
regain consciousness
Easily confused
come up to
“The results didn't come up to our expectations.”
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