come through Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb penetrate
    break through.
    • The sun broke through the clouds
    • The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft
  2. verb succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems
    get through.
    • We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister
  3. verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
    survive; pull round; make it; pull through.
    • He survived the cancer against all odds
  4. verb attain success or reach a desired goal
    win; succeed; bring home the bacon; deliver the goods.
    • The enterprise succeeded
    • We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
    • she struggled to overcome her handicap and won

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