come (a)round
1. To visit. Now that you're living in our neighborhood, please come around whenever you want. I should be home at 5:00, so you can come round any time after that. A: "What's all this?" B: "Baking pans I borrowed from Janine. She's supposed to come around and pick them up after work today."
2. To regain consciousness. After Lily fainted, we used smelling salts to get her to come round. The patient who'd been knocked out finally came around. Once that patient comes around, let's see what he can remember from before he collapsed.
3. To take a curved or circular route. Once you come around the bend, you'll be able to see the city in the distance. There's a fallen tree blocking the other part of the trail, so we have to come around this way to get to the top. Aw man, I made a wrong turn. Hold on, I've got to come round to the traffic light again.
4. To avoid something. I came around the block to avoid the house with the scary dog. Quick, come around the car this way so mean old Mrs. Roberts doesn't see us! A: "Hey, how long have you been here?" B: "Oh, I came round the back because I could see my ex-boyfriend was in the living room."
5. To happen or occur, typically regularly. I've been saving for months, with the goal of buying a car by the time my next birthday comes around. Ugh, tax season always comes round faster than you'd expect. A: "You know what comes around every spring?" B: "Flowers?" A: "Well, yeah—and allergic rhinitis."
6. To change one's position or view on something. He'll never come around to our side now that you've insulted him! What caused you to come round to our way of thinking? Don't worry, she'll come around to the plan eventually. It's too good of an opportunity to pass up.
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come (a)round
1. finally to agree or consent (to something). I thought he'd never agree, but in the end he came around. She came round only after we argued for an hour.
2. to return to consciousness; to wake up. He came around after we threw cold water in his face. The boxer was knocked out, but came round in a few seconds.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.