come through

come through
1) PHRASAL VERB: no passive To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.

[V P n] The city had faced racial crisis and come through it...

[V P n] He's too old to come through a fall like that.

2) PHRASAL VERB If a feeling or message comes through, it is clearly shown in what is said or done.

[V P] I hope my love for the material came through, because it is a great script...

[V P] Their talk is often hard to fathom but their exuberance still comes through.

3) PHRASAL VERB If something comes through, it arrives, especially after some procedure has been carried out.

[V P] The father of the baby was waiting for his divorce to come through...

[V P] The news came through at about five o'clock on election day.

4) PHRASAL VERB If you come through with what is expected or needed from you, you succeed in doing or providing it.

[V P on/with n] He puts his administration at risk if he doesn't come through on these promises for reform...

[V P for n] We found that we were totally helpless, and our women came through for us.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • come through — UK US come through Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► [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 …   Financial and business terms

  • come through — v. (D; intr.) to come through with ( to provide ) (he finally came through with the money) * * * [ kʌm θruː] (D; intr.) to come through with (he finally came through with the money; to provide ) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • come through — phr verb Come through is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑divorce, ↑news, ↑talent, ↑tooth, ↑tornado Come through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑experience, ↑operation …   Collocations dictionary

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