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Come up to meaning

Come up to is a phrasal verb that means to reach an expected, required, or usual standard.

Past simple
came up to
Past participle
come up to
-ing form
coming up to

What come up to means

B2

To reach an expected, required, or usual standard

The replacement part did not come up to the required standard.

Similar phrasal verbs

With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come along, come away, come before.

With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.

Common questions

What does come up to mean?

To reach an expected, required, or usual standard.

What is the past tense of come up to?

Came up to. The past participle is come up to.

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