HOME > WordMaster® > COME UP WITH（an idea）| 思い付く、提案する

For Life
2009.02.23

Greetings!

As useful as it is to focus a week's editions on a single theme, it can be good for the soul to spread one's wings on occasion and let the wind take you where it will. Well, this is one of those weeks. Who knows where we'll end up!

Today's Lesson
COME UP WITH (an idea)   思い付く、提案する

Explanation

  • To come up with an idea, plan, solution, etc., is to think of or discover it.
  • come up with とは、アイディア、計画、解決方法などを考えたり、発見したりする、つまり、思い付く、提案する、という意味です。

COME UP WITH (an idea)

examples

  1. I just came up with a great idea for tonight's dessert. How about making a chocolate mousse with the dark chocolate Joanne gave us for our anniversary!
  2. We need to come up with a way to reduce our heating bill. It was $200 last month!
  3. (advertisement)
    Our highly experienced consulting team can help your business come up with solutions to its most challenging problems.

英会話レッスンEnjoy the day!