come through

Definition

To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.

Etymology

Conflation of Middle English þurȝcomyn (v. inf.), with inseparable prefix, and comen thurgh, a verb-adverb/preposition combination. Cf. German durchkommen, where the prefix is separable. Equivalent to come + through.

Example Sentences

• "I can see Mr Smith now. Please ask him to come through."
• "He came through the surgery unharmed."
• "The anger in her song really came through."