he is coming round
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Recovering from sick- ness; recovering from a fit of the sulks; returning to friendship; he is coming round to my way of thinking, he is beginning to think as I do.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “he is coming round” mean?
Recovering from sick- ness; recovering from a fit of the sulks; returning to friendship; he is coming round to my way of thinking, he is beginning to think as I do.
Is “he is coming round” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.