| VERB | change | come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up | appear or become visible |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | come on, approach, near, go up, draw near, draw close, come near | move towards | |
| change | come on, progress, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up | develop in a positive way | |
| contact | come on, go on, come up | start running, functioning, or operating | |
| change | come on | occur or become available |
| Meaning | Appear or become visible; make a showing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | come out, turn up, surface, show up | |
| Broader | appear | Come into sight or view |
| Spanish | aparecer, salir, surgir | |
| Catalan | sorgir, sortir | |
| Meaning | Move towards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | approach, near, go up, draw near, draw close, come near | |
| Entails | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| Narrower | bear down on, bear down upon | Sail towards another vessel, of a ship |
| close | draw near | |
| drive up | approach while driving | |
| edge in, edge up | Push one's way into (a space) | |
| push, crowd | approach a certain age or speed | |
| Broader | come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
| Similar to | approach, come near | come near in time |
| Spanish | abordar, acercarse, acercar, acostar, aproximarse, aproximar, encarar, subir, venir | |
| Catalan | abordar, acostar-se, acostar, apropar-se, aproximar, encarar, venir | |
| Meaning | Develop in a positive way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | progress, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up | |
| Narrower | climb | improve one's social status |
| leapfrog | progress by large / large jumps instead of small increments | |
| Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
| Opposite | regress, retrograde, retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |
| Spanish | anticipar, avanzar, progresar | |
| Catalan | anticipar, avançar, progressar | |
| Meaning | start running, functioning, or operating. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | go on, come up | |
| Broader | start, go, get going | Begin or set in motion |
| Opposite | go off | stop running, functioning, or operating |
| Meaning | Occur or become available. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence | Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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