come through
verbEtymology Conflation of Middle English þurȝcomyn (v. inf.), with inseparable prefix, and comen thurgh, a verb-adverb/preposition combination. Cf. German durchkommen, where the prefix is separable. Equivalent to come + through.
7 senses
- 1To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
- 2To survive, to endure.
- 3To be communicated or expressed successfully.
- 4To provide information on something; to confess.
- 5To succeed; to survive and overcome struggles.
- 6To not let somebody down, keep or fulfil one's word or…
- 7Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, through.
1
To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
- I can see Mr Smith now. Please ask him to come through.
2
Idiomatic To survive, to endure.
- He came through the surgery unharmed.
3
To be communicated or expressed successfully.
- The anger in her song really came through.
- More information on the scandal is coming through now.
4
Slang To provide information on something; to confess.
5
Idiomatic To succeed; to survive and overcome struggles.
- The team came through in the end and won the pennant.
- It was felt Liverpool's potent attack would provide their most severe test - and to come through against Jurgen Klopp's unbeaten side with a point will do wonders for belief and self-confidence.2018 November 3, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
6
To not let somebody down, keep or fulfil one's word or promise; to deliver (something).
With an object preceded by the preposition for or with
- She really came through for us when the project was in trouble.
- He really came through with a lawyer when we were in trouble.
7
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, through.
- This letter came through the letterbox.
- As our tour has shown, the state of ruination of castle sites was a key factor in their fate when the railways came through.2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56: