come around

• Verbe à particule signifiant rendre visite à quelqu'un de façon informelle, changer d'avis ou de position, ou reprendre connaissance.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of visiting someone casually, changing one's opinion or position, or regaining consciousness.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Change opinioninformal

   To change one's opinion or decision, especially after persuasion or time.

   changer d'avis

   • He didn't like the idea at first, but he came around after hearing the benefits.
   • She eventually came around to our point of view.
   • It took some time, but they came around to accepting the new policy.

   Synonymesaccedecome roundconcederelentyield

   Antonymespersiststand firm

2. informal

   To visit someone at their home or place.

   Passer voir quelqu'un

   • Why don't you come around for dinner tonight?
   • My friend came around to my house yesterday.
   • She said she would come around later this week.

   Synonymescall oncome overdrop bypop in

3. Regain consciousnessinformal

   To wake up after being unconscious.

   reprendre connaissance

   • After the accident, it took him a few minutes to come around.
   • The patient came around in the hospital bed.
   • She fainted but came around quickly.

   Synonymescome roundcome torevivewake up

   Antonymescollapsefaint

Verbe de basecome