come under

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To come underneath (something)

Why don't you come under my umbrella - there's plenty of room.

To be subjected to, be under the auspices of

Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority.

To be included or classified under (a title, specified class etc.)

To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors.

If something comes under a particular authority, it is managed or controlled by that authority. They were neglected before because they did not come under the Ministry of Defence
If you come under attack or pressure, for example, people attack you or put pressure on you. His relationship with the KGB came under scrutiny
If something comes under a particular heading, it is in the category mentioned. There was more news about Britain, but it came under the heading of human interest
belong to, place oneself under
come under the hammer
[for something] to be auctioned
come under the hummer
(deyim) Be sold at an auction
come under the hammer
be sold at a public auction
come under the yoke
be placed under the authority of, submit to
come under

    Hyphenation

    come un·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    kʌm ʌndır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkəm ˈəndər/ /ˈkʌm ˈʌndɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'k&m ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English cuman; akin to Old High German queman to come, Latin venire, Greek bainein to walk, go.
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