Definition of "come up with" in English

Verb

1. To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.

   • How can you come up with such brilliant ideas?
   • Unless Geoff can come up with the money for that train ticket, he'll be stuck in Des Moines for the weekend.

2. To reach or overtake.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come,‎ up,‎ with.

   • He came up with a bag of rice, having it carried it up from downstairs.