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come to sth

Phrasal Verb with come
 
 
/kʌm/ verb (past tense came, past participle come)

Definition

TOTAL to be a particular total when numbers or amounts are added together: That comes to £50, please.
come to a decision/conclusion/arrangement, etc to make a decision or decide what to think about something
REACH to reach a particular state or situation, especially a bad one: You won't come to any harm.
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