to come to
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To amount to, to obtain pos- session. "It will not come to much." To regain consciousness after a fainting-fit, etc.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
It’s my pleasure to come to VNU.Tôi rất vui khi đến thăm Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội.
It’s my pleasure to come to VNU.Tôi rất vui khi đến thăm Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội.
Tatoeba sentence #837192 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
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 “to come to” mean?
To amount to, to obtain pos- session. "It will not come to much." To regain consciousness after a fainting-fit, etc.
Is “to come to” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.