Definition of "come to" in Anglais

Verb

1. To recover consciousness after fainting etc.

   • She came to with the aid of smelling salts.

2. To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.

3. To total; to amount to.

   • so how much does that come to?; the bill comes to £10 each

4. To reach; to arrive at.

   • come to an end; come to a conclusion; come to an agreement; come to a halt
   • I don't know what the world is coming to! Everything seems so crazy these days.

5. To seek help from.

   • You can always come to me when you're feeling sad.

6. To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.

   • I'll come to your question in a minute.

7. To befall; to happen to; to come upon.

   • I pray no harm will come to you.

8. To regard or specifically pertain to.

   • He's the best when it comes to detective fiction.
   • When it comes to remorseless criminals, this guy takes the cake.

9. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come,‎ to.