| VERB | creation | come up | bring forth, usually something desirable |
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| change | come up, arise | result or issue / issue | |
| motion | come up, come | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody | |
| motion | come up, surface, rise up, rise | come to the surface | |
| stative | come up, arise, bob up | originate or come into being | |
| motion | come up, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, uprise | move upward | |
| stative | come up | be mentioned | |
| contact | come up, go on, come on | start running, functioning, or operating | |
| possession | come up, line up, get hold, find | get something or somebody for a specific purpose | |
| motion | come up, rise, uprise, ascend | come up, of celestial bodies | |
| contact | come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch | gather (money or other resources) together over time | |
| contact | come up, muster, rally, summon, muster up | gather or bring together |
| Meaning | bring forth, usually something desirable. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | generate, bring forth | Bring into existence |
| Spanish | sacar a relucir | |
| Meaning | Result or issue / issue. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | arise | |
| Narrower | come up | Be mentioned |
| condense | Develop due to condensation | |
| open, open up | Become available | |
| Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Spanish | presentarse, producirse | |
| Catalan | presentar-se, produir-se | |
| Meaning | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The children come up to the playground | |
| Synonym | come | |
| Entailed by | bring, get, convey, fetch | go or come after and bring or take back |
| bring | Be accompanied by | |
| bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere | |
| Narrower | address, accost, come up to | speak to someone |
| approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near | Move towards | |
| approach, come near | come near in time | |
| emanate | proceed or issue forth, as from a source | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Opposite | go, go away, depart | Move away from a place into another direction |
| Spanish | acercarse, derivar, llegar, provenir, resultar, venir | |
| Catalan | acostar-se, apropar-se, arribar, derivar, provenir, resultar, venir | |
| Meaning | Come to the surface. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | surface, rise up, rise | |
| Narrower | bubble up, intumesce | Move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating |
| emerge | Come up to the surface of or rise | |
| resurface | reappear on the surface | |
| well, swell | come up, as of a liquid | |
| Broader | ascend, go up | Travel up, "We ascended the mountain" |
| See also | come | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
| Catalan | salir | |
| Meaning | originate or come into being. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | arise, bob up | |
| Broader | become | Come into existence |
| Spanish | aparecer, derivar, despertar, emerger, surgir | |
| Catalan | derivar, sobrevenir, sorgir | |
| Meaning | Be mentioned. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | arise, come up | Result or issue / issue |
| Spanish | salir, surgir | |
| Meaning | start running, functioning, or operating. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | go on, come on | |
| Broader | start, go, get going | Begin or set in motion |
| Opposite | go off | stop running, functioning, or operating |
| Meaning | Get something or somebody for a specific purpose. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | line up, get hold, find | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | conseguir, encontrar, hacerse con | |
| Catalan | aconseguir, trobar | |
| Meaning | come up, of celestial bodies. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The moon will soon come up | |
| Synonyms | rise, uprise, ascend | |
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise | Move upward |
| See also | come | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
| Opposite | set, go down, go under | disappear beyond the horizon |
| Spanish | aparecer, ascender, elevarse, nacer, salir, subir | |
| Catalan | ascendir, néixer | |
| Meaning | Gather (money or other resources) together over time. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | scrape, scrape up, scratch | |
| Narrower | nickel-and-dime | accumulate gradually |
| Broader | roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard | Get or gather together |
| Spanish | arañar | |
| Meaning | Gather or bring together. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | muster, rally, summon, muster up | |
| Broader | gather, garner, collect, pull together | Assemble or get together |
| Spanish | avenir, concentrar, conseguir, juntar, reunir, unir | |
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