come around
To visit someone; to wake up after being unconscious; to start agreeing with someone after first disagreeing; or for something to happen again.
Meanings
To visit someone at their home.
"Why don't you come around for dinner on Saturday?"
To regain consciousness after fainting or being anaesthetised.
"The patient came around an hour after the surgery was completed."
To change one's opinion and come to agree with a view one had previously opposed.
"He was against the proposal at first, but he came around when he saw the data."
For a recurring event or time of year to arrive again.
"It's hard to believe the exam season has come around again so quickly."
'Come around' is the American English spelling; 'come round' is British. Both forms are globally understood. The 'change of opinion' sense is particularly important for B1+ learners. The 'recurring event' sense appears in phrases like 'Christmas will come around again'.
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