How to Pronounce "come up to"
expression
KUHM-UP-too, KUHM-UP-tuh, KUHM-UP-tih
kuhm-UP-TOO
Definition
To move closer to someone or something, or to reach a standard or expectation.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkəm/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
British English
kˈʌm/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KUHM-UP-too, KUHM-UP-tuh, KUHM-UP-tih
UK
kuhm-UP-TOO
Listen in Context
The cat came up to me and started purring.
Her grades did not come up to her parents' expectations.
Please come up to the front of the class.
The view here doesn’t come up to what I imagined.