come to

1. 1.

   cause to experience suddenly

   “Panic struck me”

   “An interesting idea hit her”

   “A thought came to me”

   “The thought struck terror in our minds”

   “They were struck with fear”

   Synonymshitstrike
2. 2.

   be relevant to

   “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”

   “My remark pertained to your earlier comments”

   Synonymsreferpertainrelateconcernbear ontouchtouch onhave to do with

   Narrowerfocus onapplyinvolvematter to
3. 3.

   attain

   “The horse finally struck a pace”

   Synonymsstrike

   Broaderachieve
4. 4.

   return to consciousness

   “The patient came to quickly”

   “She revived after the doctor gave her an injection”

   Synonymsreviveresuscitate

   Broaderchange state

Questions about come to

What does come to mean?

come to means "cause to experience suddenly". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for come to?

Close synonyms include hit, strike, refer, pertain, relate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is come to a common word?

come to is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.