come round
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"Between seizures he'll come round and start smiling and, with his lovely big blue eyes, he just lights up the room," said his mum.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
Eccles hopes that if political arguments haven't persuaded some of her colleagues to come round to her point of view, then arithmetic might.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
"Manu used to come round when we lived in Leeds for a little session together of food and stuff," says Ma'asi-White.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
The city authorities have come round to agreeing that the site can be developed for residential purposes, but it calls the current tenants illegal occupiers and says they need to leave before the development starts.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
“Listen,” she said, “do they ever come round and see if we’re asleep?”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.