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PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'COME ROUND' DEFINITION III

24 / 04 / 2015

PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'COME ROUND' DEFINITION III: meaning and examples

Happy Friday to you!

For today's lesson, we are looking at a third definition of the phrasal verb COME ROUND. We looked at the other two definitions earlier this month. Click on the link below for these lessons.

https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=come%20round

Today's definition of COME ROUND is a little more specific than the others. 

Definition: to wake up after an operation or after being unconscious. 

Example 1: She came round a few minutes after her surgery finished. 

Example 2: The poor animal was unconscious after falling, but it came round quickly. 

As with the other definitions of COME ROUND, it is more common to say COME AROUND in American English. COME ROUND is more common in UK English

That's all for this week! I hope you have a great weekend.

See you on Monday for another Missing Monday Daily Vitamin!