come up

Surface in conversation

Come up describes upward movement or emergence, literal or figurative.

Something comes up when it rises, appears, or presents itself: The sun came up over the hills, Your name came up in conversation, Something came up and I can't make dinner.

If a topic or issue comes up, it arises for discussion or consideration.

To come up with something is to produce or devise it: We need to come up with a plan.

Come up against means to encounter as an obstacle or opponent.

arise

emerge

Come out into view

appear · develop · materialize · unfold · manifest · transpire · ensue · result · issue · stem

ascend

rise

Move to higher position

sprout · germinate · spring · push through · emerge · bud · bloom · flourish

mention

raise

Lift or increase

cite · allude to · touch on · point out · note · discuss · address · highlight · acknowledge · invoke

approach

near

Short distance away

converge · arrive · reach · attain · approximate · verge on · border on · loom · impend

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Opposites
vertical movement

come upgo down

Move to lower position

come down · descend · drop · fall · sink

emergence/appearance

come updisappear

Pass from visibility

vanish · go away · fade · die · recede

approach/proximity

come upgo away

Command to leave

leave · back away · retreat · withdraw · recede

Family

up, come, coming, uproar, update, came, upgrade, come out, come in

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