PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'COME ROUND'
10 / 04 / 2015
PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'COME ROUND': meaning and examples
Happy Friday! I hope your week went well and that you have fun plans for the weekend.
For this week's Phrasal Verb Friday, we are looking at one definition of the phrasal verb TO COME ROUND.
Definition: to change your opinion of something, usually because you are influenced by another person's opinion.
Example 1: He doesn't think we should spend so much money on our holiday, but he'll come round.
Example 2: When I was a child, I hated onions! But I came round when I tried my friend's fried onion rings.
Example 3: At first, my Dad wouldn't let me get a motorcycle. But he came round when he realized I could go to the store for him.
In American English, the phrase COME AROUND is used. COME ROUND is more common in British English.
This ends our lessons for the week. We hope you learned something new! Join us next week for more expressions for trouble, more vocabulary, and more phrasal verbs.
Until then, have a great weekend!
For this week's Phrasal Verb Friday, we are looking at one definition of the phrasal verb TO COME ROUND.
Definition: to change your opinion of something, usually because you are influenced by another person's opinion.
Example 1: He doesn't think we should spend so much money on our holiday, but he'll come round.
Example 2: When I was a child, I hated onions! But I came round when I tried my friend's fried onion rings.
Example 3: At first, my Dad wouldn't let me get a motorcycle. But he came round when he realized I could go to the store for him.
In American English, the phrase COME AROUND is used. COME ROUND is more common in British English.
This ends our lessons for the week. We hope you learned something new! Join us next week for more expressions for trouble, more vocabulary, and more phrasal verbs.
Until then, have a great weekend!
