Come around means to change your mind and accept something you were against: Don't worry, he'll come around. The second meaning is to visit someone at home: Come around after work. In British English, people often say come round in both meanings.
Want to use come around in conversation?
Write a sentence — we'll show the mistakes right away and suggest how to say it more naturally.
The check is taking longer than usual. Your feedback will appear here automatically.
come around (to + idea/view); come around for + dinner/coffee; come round (UK)
- My parents didn't like the idea of me studying abroad, but they came around eventually.
- At first the team was against remote work, but most people have come around to it.
- Why don't you come around for dinner on Friday? I'm making lasagne.
What changed
First versionMy boss finally came around my idea of a four-day week.
RevisionMy boss finally came around to my idea of a four-day week.
When you name the idea that someone finally accepted, you need to: come around to the idea. Without to, the sentence reads literally: came around my idea sounds as if your boss walked around your idea, like around a table. Only to was added.
When it means visiting, come around and come over are almost the same: Come around for dinner and Come over for dinner. For changing your mind, come around is the more usual choice: She was against it at first, but she came around.
Your turn
My dad hated the idea of me buying a motorbike, but after a month he ___ and even offered to pay for lessons.
Show the answer
came around — At first the father was against it, but a month later he offered to pay for lessons himself: he changed his mind, so came around. Came across means “found something by chance” or, with as, “gave a certain impression”, and it doesn't fit here.
Think of someone who was against one of your decisions at first but later agreed. Write what the decision was and what helped them change their mind.
My wife was against getting a dog, but she came around after we looked after our neighbour's puppy for a week.
Learn to use new words without mistakes
Write phrases with the words you are learning. LetsWords shows mistakes in usage and grammar, suggests corrections and explains them, and review helps the words stick.