come round

vorbeikommen, zu Besuch kommen

Jemanden zu Hause oder an seinem üblichen Aufenthaltsort besuchen.

In einfachem Englisch: To visit someone at their home or usual place.

• Come round for tea.
• They came round to our house last night.
• Would you like to come round tomorrow?

So benutzt man es: come round for something (Come round for coffee tomorrow.); come round to + place (She came round to my house after work.)

Synonyme: come over, come around, visit

Häufige Wendungen: come round for dinner, come round to someone

seine Meinung ändern, sich überzeugen lassen

Seine Meinung ändern und anfangen, jemandem zuzustimmen oder eine Idee anzunehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To change your opinion and start agreeing with someone or accepting an idea.

• Give him time; he will come round.
• She came round to our way of thinking.
• Have they come round to the proposal yet?

So benutzt man es: come round to something (My parents came round to the idea of moving.)

Synonyme: come around, change your mind

Häufige Wendungen: come round to something, come round eventually

zu sich kommen, das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen

Nach einer Bewusstlosigkeit wieder wach werden und seine Umgebung wahrnehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To become awake and aware again after being unconscious.

• She will come round soon.
• He came round in a hospital bed.
• How long did it take her to come round?

So benutzt man es: come round after something (He came round after the operation.)

Synonyme: come to, come around, regain consciousness

Gegenteile: pass out

Häufige Wendungen: come round after surgery, come round slowly

sich beruhigen, sich besänftigen lassen

Nicht mehr wütend auf jemanden sein oder sich ihm gegenüber wieder freundlicher verhalten.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop being angry or unfriendly towards someone.

• She is angry, but she will come round.
• He came round after I apologized.
• Give them a few days to come round.

Synonyme: calm down, soften

Häufige Wendungen: come round eventually, come round after apologies

die Richtung ändern, drehen

Sich drehen und in eine andere Richtung bewegen oder schauen.

In einfachem Englisch: To turn and move or face in a different direction.

• The boat began to come round.
• The wind came round to the north overnight.
• The captain waited for the ship to come round.

So benutzt man es: come round to + direction (The wind came round to the west overnight.)

Synonyme: turn, change direction

Häufige Wendungen: come round into wind, come round slowly