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come up with

 
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come
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to search one's memory or use one's imagination to produce a word, name, idea, or the like.
We came up with some very good ideas at our meeting yesterday.We all thought hard, but none of us could come up with the answer.I need to come up with more examples to make my argument more clear.We need more volunteers, so I'm asking each of you to come up with three names of people who might be interested.
definition 2: to produce after searching, borrowing, or the like.
How did you come up with the money to pay for the new roof?I can't pay what I owe you yet. I need more time to come up with the money.