Translation guide
The English phrase 'come round' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses for learners: visiting someone, regaining consciousness, changing one's opinion, and recurring events.
To go to someone's house or location, often informally or for a short visit.
Common, natural way to say 'come over to hang out' or 'come round for a visit'. Implies a casual, friendly visit.
今度うちに遊びに来てください。
Please come round to my place sometime.
A friend came round.
Means 'to stop by' or 'drop in'. Used when coming round briefly on the way to somewhere else.
帰りにちょっと寄ってくれない？
Can you come round on your way home?
More formal verb for 'visit'. Suitable for planned visits or when speaking politely.
来週、先生のお宅を訪ねる予定です。
I plan to come round to my teacher's house next week.
To wake up after fainting, being unconscious, or under anesthesia.
Standard phrase for regaining consciousness. Literally 'consciousness returns'.
彼は数分後に意識が戻った。
He came round after a few minutes.
Means 'to come to one's senses' or 'regain sanity/consciousness'. Slightly more literary.
彼女はようやく正気に戻った。
She finally came round.
Literally 'to open one's eyes'. Can mean waking up from sleep or regaining consciousness.
To eventually agree with someone or accept an idea after initial resistance.
Directly means 'to change one's mind/thinking'. Natural for coming round to an opinion.
彼も最後には考えを変えて賛成してくれた。
He eventually came round and agreed with us.
Means 'to be convinced' or 'to accept'. Emphasizes understanding and agreement.
説明を聞いて、やっと納得した。
After hearing the explanation, I finally came round.
Literally 'to bend/break'. Means to give in or yield in an argument. Casual.
For an event or time to recur, especially in a cycle.
Used for seasons, anniversaries, or cyclical events that 'come round' again.
また春が巡ってきた。
Spring has come round again.
General phrase for something arriving or coming, including recurring events.
今年もお盆がやってきた。
The Obon festival has come round again this year.
患者はゆっくりと目を覚ました。
The patient slowly came round.
He came round and agreed to my plan.