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come up

(APPEAR) phrasal verb with come
 
 
/kʌm/ verb (came, come)

Definition

B2 When the sun or moon comes up, it rises.Moving upwards C1 If information comes up on a computer screen, it appears there.Appearing and disappearing
(Definition of come up (APPEAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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