come round

come round
vi
(esp Brit, Aus)
1) (visit sb's home) vorbeikommen, vorbeischauen
2) (regain consciousness) [wieder] zu sich dat kommen;
to \come round round from [the] anaesthetic aus der Narkose erwachen
3) (change one's mind) seine Meinung ändern, es sich dat anders überlegen;
to \come round round to sb's point of view/way of thinking sich akk jds Standpunkt m; /Auffassung f anschließen
4) (recur, arrive) a holiday, party, month kommen; memo, letter hereinkommen;
our party is coming round soon bald ist ja unsere Party!;
by the time January \come rounds round, I expect to be engaged ich denke, im Januar werde ich bereits verlobt sein;
Christmas only \come rounds round once a year Weihnachten ist nur einmal im Jahr;
I hope to be teaching by the time the spring semester \come rounds round ich hoffe, dass ich unterrichten werde, wenn das Sommersemester beginnt
5) (calm down) wieder vernünftig werden, sich akk wieder beruhigen

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