come through

come through
verb
1. penetrate (Freq. 6)
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The sun broke through the clouds

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The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft

• Syn: ↑break through
• Derivationally related forms: ↑breakthrough (for: ↑break through)
• Hypernyms: ↑appear
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

2. succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems (Freq. 1)
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We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister

• Syn: ↑get through
• Hypernyms: ↑reach, ↑make, ↑attain, ↑hit, ↑arrive at, ↑gain
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

3. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
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He survived the cancer against all odds

• Syn: ↑survive, ↑pull through, ↑pull round, ↑make it
• Ant: ↑succumb (for: ↑survive)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑survivor (for: ↑survive), ↑survival (for: ↑survive)
• Hypernyms: ↑get the better of, ↑overcome, ↑defeat
• Entailment: ↑recuperate, ↑recover, ↑convalesce
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

 (for: ↑survive)
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The business is going to come through

4. attain success or reach a desired goal
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The enterprise succeeded

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We succeeded in getting tickets to the show

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she struggled to overcome her handicap and won

• Ant: ↑fail (for: ↑succeed)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑winner (for: ↑win), ↑succeeder (for: ↑succeed)
• Hyponyms:
↑hit, ↑pull off, ↑negociate, ↑bring off, ↑carry off, ↑manage, ↑pass, ↑clear, ↑luck out, ↑hit the jackpot, ↑nail down, ↑nail, ↑peg, ↑make it, ↑run, ↑work, ↑act, ↑pan out, ↑achieve, ↑accomplish, ↑attain, ↑reach, ↑arrive, ↑get in, ↑go far
• Entailment: ↑try, ↑seek, ↑attempt, ↑essay, ↑assay
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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Somebody ——s to INFINITIVE

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The business is going to come through


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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