come up

verb

1. 1

   result or issue

   A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion

2. 2

   gather or bring together

   muster the courage to do something

   she rallied her intellect

3. 3

   gather (money or other resources) together over time

   She had scraped together enough money for college

   they scratched a meager living

4. 4

   start running, functioning, or operating

   the lights went on

   the computer came up

5. 5

   bring forth, usually something desirable

   The committee came up with some interesting recommendations

6. 6

   move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

   He came singing down the road

   Come with me to the Casbah

7. 7

   move upward

   The fog lifted

   The smoke arose from the forest fire

8. 8

   come up, of celestial bodies

   The sun also rises

   The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...

9. 9

   come to the surface

10. 10

    get something or somebody for a specific purpose

    I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener

    I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing

11. 11

    originate or come into being

    a question arose

12. 12

    be mentioned

    These names came up in the discussion