Meanings
Conflation of Middle English þurʒcomyn (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.
How to pronounce "come through":
To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
Example: "I can see Mr Smith now. Please ask him to come through."
To survive, to endure.
Example: "He came through the surgery unharmed."
To be communicated or expressed successfully.
Example: "The anger in her song really came through."
Example: "More information on the scandal is coming through now."
To succeed.
Example: "The team came through in the end and won the pennant."
To not let somebody down, keep or fulfil one's word or promise.
Example: "She really came through for us when the project was in trouble."
Example: "He really came through with a lawyer when we were in trouble."
