COME AROUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does come around mean? 

• COME AROUND (verb)
  The verb COME AROUND has 2 senses:

1. change one's position or opinion

2. happen regularly

  Familiarity information: COME AROUND used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COME AROUND (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change one's position or opinion

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

come around; come round

Context example:

He came around to our point of view

Hypernyms (to "come around" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

"Come around" entails doing...:

reconsider (consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Happen regularly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

come around; roll around

Context example:

Christmas rolled around again

Hypernyms (to "come around" is one way to...):

come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

 Context examples 

The two doors slammed at the same moment, and Weedon Scott waited for Matt to come around to the front.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

With eight planets in earth signs in March, each supportive of Taurus, you will feel life is glorious and that others have finally come around to your way of thinking.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)