come to mind
To appear in one's thoughtsTo appear in one's thoughts.
» A good idea came to mind.
Mir ist etwas Gutes eingefallen. — xtofu80
Мне пришла в голову хорошая идея. — sharptoothed
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1 senses(idiomatic)To appear in one's thoughts.
- be remembered
Examples
75 sentencesA good idea came to mind.
ruМне пришла в голову хорошая идея. — sharptoothed
deMir ist etwas Gutes eingefallen. — xtofu80
The word "lonely" comes to mind.
What's the first question that comes to your mind?
ruКаков первый вопрос, который приходит вам на ум? — Balamax
If you prefer not to come in, I don't mind.
deWenn du lieber nicht hereinkommen möchtest, ist mir das auch recht. — Waldelfe
Don't just say the first thing that comes to your mind.
Translations
3 languagesForms
comes to mind, coming to mind, came to mind, come to mind| Base form | come to mind · to come to mind |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes to mind |
| Present participle | coming to mind |
| Past simple | came to mind |
| Past participle | come to mind |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- be remembered:spring to mind
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.