What does the word " he came around" mean? it coud be "he came"?

Answer 1

"He came around" can mean several different things:

1) He recovered consciousness or revived, as in:
"He fainted but soon came around"


2) He changed his opinion: He had not agreed with someone else's opinion, but then he changed his opinion and did agree with that person, as in:
"You'll come around after you hear the whole story."
or
"He came around to our point of view"


3) He visited, or he arrived, as in:
"Do come around more often"
or
"The milkman comes around every day at this time"

In this case, "he came around" means the same thing as "he came"! :)


or it could also mean
4) He stopped being angry or hurt.

Answer 2

Around is an adverb, meaning it describes where he came to. "He came," is very vague. He came where? To my house? To the store?

Around "finishes" the idiom. I suppose you could say, "He came to my way of thinking." But you're dealing with an "idiom," and idioms are often redundant or contain "unnecessary" items. For instance, why do we say, "each and every one?" Gramatically speaking, it's unnecessary, given that "each one" means exactly the same thing. But it gives emphasis.

So there's not really a "real" reason for it - it's just something that's become idiomatic in our language and it is done "for effect."

Answer 3

In normal speech;
" he came around" =
1. He recovered consciousness (after fainting or being knocked out by a fall or a general anaesthetic.)
2. He visited my home / place of work / school / etc.
3. He decided that my plan was a good idea (after previously thinking it was awful.)

"he came"
1. He arrived.
2. He ejaculated (during some sort of sexual contact.)