 come_through |
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| 1. | [ verb ] penetrate | |
| Synonyms: | break_through | |
| Examples: | "The sun broke through the clouds" "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" |
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| Related terms: | appear breakthrough | |
| 2. | [ verb ] succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems | |
| Synonyms: | get_through | |
| Examples: | "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" |
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| Related terms: | reach | |
| 3. | [ verb ] continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) | |
| Synonyms: | survive make_it pull_round pull_through | |
| Examples: | "He survived the cancer against all odds" |
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| Related terms: | succumb overcome recuperate | |
| 4. | [ verb ] attain success or reach a desired goal | |
| Synonyms: | succeed win deliver_the_goods bring_home_the_bacon | |
| Examples: | "The enterprise succeeded" "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show" "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
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| Related terms: | fail achieve work pull_off hit pass arrive pan_out pass run pass nail_down luck_out achiever try | |
