come round

遊びに来る、訪ねて来る

人の家やいつもの居場所を訪ねて来る。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： come round for something (Come round for coffee tomorrow.); come round to + place (She came round to my house after work.)

類義語： come over, come around, visit

よく使う表現： come round for dinner, come round to someone

考えを変える、賛成するようになる

考えを変えて、人の意見や提案に賛成するようになる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： come round to something (My parents came round to the idea of moving.)

類義語： come around, change your mind

よく使う表現： come round to something, come round eventually

意識を取り戻す、正気に戻る

意識を失った後、再び周囲のことがわかる状態になる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： come round after something (He came round after the operation.)

類義語： come to, come around, regain consciousness

反対語： pass out

よく使う表現： come round after surgery, come round slowly

怒りが収まる、態度を和らげる

人への怒りやよそよそしい態度がなくなる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： calm down, soften

よく使う表現： come round eventually, come round after apologies

方向を変える、向きを変える

曲がって別の方向へ進んだり、向きを変えたりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： come round to + direction (The wind came round to the west overnight.)

類義語： turn, change direction

よく使う表現： come round into wind, come round slowly