Come through meaning
Come through means to arrive or be officially approved, like a visa or results. It can also mean to stay alive or safe through a dangerous or hard time.
come through
come through · came · come · coming
My visa finally came through last week.
Come through meanings and examples
3 meanings, each with its own CEFR level from Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries and the Cambridge Dictionary.
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1
Arrive or be officially approved, like a visa or results
come through
- My visa finally came through last week.
- Has your loan come through yet?
- We’re waiting for the results to come through.
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2
Stay alive or safe through a dangerous or hard time
come through something
- She came through the operation well.
- The old house came through the storm without damage.
- We’ve come through worse than this.
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3
Do what you promised, or help when it really matters
come through
- I knew you’d come through for me!
- The team really came through in the final.
- He promised to help, and he came through.
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Is come through separable?
Come through has no object when it means arrive or help: My visa came through. When it means survive, the hard thing comes after it: come through the storm. It is never separable.
In British English, come through can also mean come into the next room: Come through, the doctor will see you now.
Verb tenses for come through
| Present | I come through · she comes through |
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| Past | came through |
| Present perfect | have come through |
| -ing form | coming through |
Common mistakes with come through
What learners often say, and what to say instead.
Wrong: My visa came over last week.
Right: My visa came through last week.
For approvals and results, use come through.
Wrong: She came through from the illness.
Right: She came through the illness.
No from after come through.
Wrong: He came through me when I needed help.
Right: He came through for me when I needed help.
Add for before the person you help.
Synonyms and opposites of come through
Words close to it, and words that mean the opposite.
Similar
- get throughreach the end of a hard time
- survivestay alive after danger
- deliverdo what you promised; used at work
Come through quiz
Three quick questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why.
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1Good news! My work permit has ___.
Documents come through when they are approved.
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2Choose the right sentence.
Say come through for someone.
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3The patient was very ill, but she ___ the operation.
Come through means survive something hard.
More phrasal verbs with come
All phrasal verbs with come, by level, with an exercise
15 phrasal verbs start with come. Test yourself on all of them in a few minutes.
- come fromA1be born in, or live in, a place
- come backA2return to the place where you are or the speaker is
- come inA2enter a room or building, towards the speaker
- come downA2move down to a lower place, towards the speaker
- come up withB1think of an idea, a plan or an answer
- come outB1become available to buy, watch or read, like a book or film
- come overB1visit someone at their home
- come onB1tell someone to hurry or to try harder
- come aroundB1visit someone at their home
- come alongB1go somewhere with someone
- come offB1become separated from the thing it was fixed to
- come acrossB2find or meet something or someone by chance
- come upB2be mentioned or talked about
- come apartC2break into pieces
Come through FAQ
Questions people ask about come through.
What does you came through for me mean?
It means thank you for helping when I really needed it. It is warm and informal.
What is the difference between come through and go through?
Go through means be in a hard time. Come through means reach the end safely: She went through a lot, but she came through.
Is come through formal?
It is neutral to informal. In formal writing, use be approved, survive or keep a promise.
Use come through in real conversations
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