Come-through Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of come through phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

come through

 phrasal verbphrasal verb jump to other resultsPhrasal Verbs

come through

 jump to other results(of news or a message) to arrive by telephone, radio, etc. or through an official organization A message is just coming through.

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come through (something)

 jump to other resultsto get better after a serious illness or to avoid serious injury synonym survive With such a weak heart, she was lucky to come through the operation.

come through (for somebody)

 jump to other resultsto prevent disaster for someone My sister really came through for me when I lost my job. Thesaurussave

• rescue
• bail somebody out
• come through (for somebody)

These words all mean to prevent someone from dying, losing something, being harmed, or being embarrassed.

• save to prevent someone from dying, being harmed or destroyed, or losing something:Doctors were unable to save him. a campaign to save the panda from extinction
• rescue to save someone from a dangerous or harmful situation:They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
• bail somebody out to rescue someone from a difficult situation, especially by providing money:Don't expect me to bail you out if it all goes wrong.
• come through (for somebody) (somewhat informal) to prevent disaster for someone:My sister really came through for me when I lost my job.

Patterns

• to save/rescue somebody/something from something
• to rescue somebody/bail somebody out financially

come through (with something)

 jump to other resultsto successfully do or complete something that you have promised to do We were worried she wouldn't be able to handle it, but she came through in the end. The bank finally came through with the money.See come through in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Nearby words

• comestible noun
• comet noun
• come through phrasal verb
• come to phrasal verb
• come together phrasal verb