came to

Meaning

simple past of come to

come to

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
3. (transitive) To total; to amount to.
4. (transitive) To reach; to arrive at.
5. (transitive) To seek help from.
6. (transitive) To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
7. (transitive) To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
8. (present, regional, transitive) To regard or specifically pertain to.
9. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.

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Sentences

He came to understand its dodges and tricks , and to accept it as it was .