come up with

Speech parts

1. come up with - Verb

2. come up with - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
I don't know the answer, but I might be able to come up with a good guess.
How can you come up with such brilliant ideas?
Shelly stalled while she tried to come up with a good response.
The marketing department were tasked to come up with a catchy name for the new cereal bar.

To reach or overtake.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come,‎ up,‎ with.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

produce resolve invent concoct come across brainstorm light upon kick in think up dream up ante up hit on

Antonyms

combined copycat call for look for did joined
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Related terms

come up short

Examples

When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one,but you won't come up with a handful of mud either. Leo Burnett

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. Muhammad Ali

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. Ken Robinson

I LOVE living, I have some problems with my LIFE, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far. Neil Simon

Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. Arabic Proverb

Throw him into the river and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. Arabic Proverb

Words in the phrase

come up with

Close letter words and terms

come up to standard come up to the surface come up trumps come up with a compromise come up with an explanation come up with opportunity