come up

bring forth, usually something desirable

• “The committee came up with some interesting recommendations”

occur

• “A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion”

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

• “He came singing down the road”
• “Come with me to the Casbah”
• “come down here!”
• “come out of the closet!”
• “come into the room”

come to the surface

originate or come into being

• “aquestion arose”

move upward

• “The fog lifted”
• “The smoke arose from the forest fire”
• “The mist uprose from the meadows”

be mentioned

• “These names came up in the discussion”

start running, functioning, or operating

• “the lights went on”
• “the computer came up”

get something or somebody for a specific purpose

• “I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener”
• “I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing”
• “The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter”

come up, of celestial bodies

• “The sun also rises”
• “The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...”
• “Jupiter ascends”

gather (money or other resources) together over time

• “She had scraped together enough money for college”
• “they scratched a meager living”

gather or bring together

• “muster the courage to do something”
• “she rallied her intellect”
• “Summon all your courage”