COME THROUGH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of come through in English

come through

phrasal verb with come verb
uk
/kʌm/ us
/kʌm/
came | come

(INFORMATION)

Add to word list Add to word list
C2
If a piece of information or a document comes through, you receive it:
Have the test results come through yet?
My visa still hasn't come through.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Arriving, entering and invading
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

(EMOTION)

If an emotion comes through, other people can notice it:
His nervousness came through when he spoke.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Apparent and obvious
See more results »

come through (something)

phrasal verb with come verb
uk
/kʌm/ us
/kʌm/
came | come
C2
to manage to get to the end of a difficult or dangerous situation:
We've had some hard times, but we've come through.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Life and living
See more results »
(Definition of come through from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

come through | American Dictionary

come through

phrasal verb with come verb
us
/kʌm/
past tense came us/keɪm/ | past participle come

(SUCCEED)

Add to word list Add to word list
to succeed in a difficult situation:
He's a great leader who always comes through under pressure.
Investors had faith we would come through for them in the long run.

come through something

phrasal verb with come verb
us
/kʌm/
past tense came us/keɪm/ | past participle come

(DEAL WITH DIFFICULTY)

to continue to live after an accident or a difficult or dangerous situation:
It was a miracle that he came through that car crash alive.
(Definition of come through from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

come through | Business English

come through

phrasal verb with come verb
uk
/kʌm/ us
Add to word list Add to word list
[ I ]
to do something that you have agreed to do or been asked to do:
come through with sth He's still hoping the bank will come through with a loan.
(Definition of come through from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
C2,C2

Translations of come through

in Chinese (Traditional)
資料, （資料或文件）傳來, 情緒…
See more
in Chinese (Simplified)
信息, （信息或文件）传来, 情绪…
See more
in Spanish
superar, estar ahí para alguien, recibir…
See more
in Portuguese
superar, fazer o que se espera de alguém, chegar…
See more
in more languages
in Marathi
in Turkish
in French
in Telugu
in Tamil
in Hindi
in Bengali
in Gujarati
in Polish
in Norwegian
in Urdu
in Russian
येऊन पोचणे, बाहेर निघणे…
See more
gelmek, ulaşmak (bilgi, sonuç)…
See more
survivre à, traverser, être là pour qqn…
See more
సమాచారం లేక పత్రం ద్వారా వస్తే, మీరు దాన్ని స్వీకరిస్తారు., కష్టమైన లేక ప్రమాదకరమైన పరిస్థితి ముగింపుకు చేరుకోవడం…
See more
ஒரு தகவல் அல்லது ஆவணம் வந்தால், அதைப் பெறுவீர்கள்., ஒரு கடினமான அல்லது ஆபத்தான சூழ்நிலையின் முடிவை அடைய…
See more
कोई जानकारी या दस्तावेज़ हासिल करना, किसी मुश्किल या खतरनाक स्थिति से बाहर निकलना…
See more
খবর, তথ্য আসা, একটি কঠিন পরিস্থিতি থেকে বেরিয়ে আসা…
See more
આવવું, મળવું, વિકટ પરિસ્થિતિમાંથી બહાર આવવું…
See more
docierać, przychodzić, dać się zauważyć…
See more
komme gjennom, stille opp, komme…
See more
اطلاع، نتیجہ، پیغام وغیرہ آنا, مشکل حالات سے گزرکر باہر آنا…
See more
приходить, поступать (об информации и т. д.), быть заметным…
See more
Need a translator?

Get a quick, free translation!

Translator tool
 

Browse

come roaring back idiom
come round
come the raw prawn idiom
come the something idiom
come through
come to
come to a full stop idiom
come to a head idiom
come to an arrangement

Word of the Day

zoomies

UK
/ˈzuː.miz/
US
/ˈzuː.miz/

the act of an animal running around, sometimes in circles, in a very energetic way

About this

Blog

Binding, nailing, and gluing: talking about fastening things together

New Words

unexpected red theory

More new words
has been added to list
To top
Contents
EnglishAmericanBusinessTranslations
English (UK)   Change
English (UK) English (US) Español Русский Português Deutsch Français Italiano 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Polski 한국어 Türkçe 日本語 Tiếng Việt Nederlands Svenska Dansk Norsk हिंदी বাঙ্গালি मराठी ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు Українська
Follow us
Choose a dictionary
  • Recent and Recommended
  • Definitions
    Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English
    English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
  • Grammar and thesaurus
    Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English
    Grammar Thesaurus
  • Pronunciation
    British and American pronunciations with audio
    English Pronunciation
  • Translation
    Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.
    Bilingual Dictionaries
    • English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
    • English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
    • English–Dutch Dutch–English
    • English–French French–English
    • English–German German–English
    • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
    • English–Italian Italian–English
    • English–Japanese Japanese–English
    • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
    • English–Polish Polish–English
    • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
    • English–Spanish Spanish–English
    • English–Swedish Swedish–English
    Semi-bilingual Dictionaries
    English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese
  • Dictionary +Plus
    Word Lists
Contents
My word lists

Add come through to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

More
Go to your word lists
Tell us about this example sentence: