From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcome around phrasal verb1 (also come round British English)VISIT to come to someone’s home or the place where they work in order to visit them SYN come over I’ll come around later and see how you are. Why don’t you come round for lunch?2 (also come round British English)CHANGE YOUR MIND to change your opinion so that you now agree with someone or are no longer angry with them to It took him a while to come around to the idea. Don’t worry – she’ll come round eventually.3 (also come round British English)HAPPEN if a regular event comes around, it happens as usual By the time the summer came around, Kelly was feeling much better.4 American EnglishCONSCIOUS to become conscious again after you have been unconscious SYN come round British English When she came around her mother was sitting by her bed. from You might feel a little sick when you come around from the anesthetic. → come→ See Verb table
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come around• She was coming round after her operation, but she still felt dizzy and very sleepy.• We're hoping that they'll eventually come round to accepting our offer.• We had to talk to Sam for a long time before he came round to our way of thinking.• He'll come around eventually. He doesn't have any choice, does he?• Henry's eyelids flickered. 'He's coming around!' Marie cried.• My mother stopped speaking to me when I first married Tom, but she's slowly coming around now.• A lot of employers are coming around to the idea that older employees have a lot to offer a company.come to• When 96 the doctor came around to ask whether she was comfortable, her reply was, no, not entirely.• A mystery man usually comes around to drop off a complimentary rose at extraordinary houses.• John came around to my flat after work one day, one thing led to another and we went to bed together.• Roman stopped the car and climbed out, came around to open her door.• And archivists seem to have come around to recognizing his leadership qualities.• Even the business schools are coming around to that point of view.• It was the right time as she came around to the front of the house.• What pressures his wife brought to bear on him to come around to this decision I am not sure. 