come through

verb

came through; come through; coming through; comes through

intransitive verb

1
: to do what is needed or expected
came through in the clutch
2
a
: to be expressed
a writer whose personality comes through clearly in her writing
b
: to be communicated
a message that came through loud and clear
With the press of a tiny button on the aid, sound comes through to people with impaired hearing with even greater clarity than can be heard by someone with normal hearing.Jane E. Brody

Examples of come through in a Sentence

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There’s the suitcase that remained intact after a plane crash, and another that came through a tornado. Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 Some frontline positions may be in the middle of fierce clashes when this order comes through, and a cessation of this nature likely requires days of preparation and readiness. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025 Our other patients, besides Navy, were a boy who desperately needed to fart and his mother, who got injured when the window-washing rig came through the window. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 Something good often happens when Silvers does that, and the Florida International commit came through again — and again. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come through

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come through was in 1906

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“Come through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20through. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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