come under

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to become subject to a particular action, influence, or treatment

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   come under something

   Usage: Under introduces the treatment, influence or authority: come under criticism; come under scrutiny.

   The new proposal may come under criticism from local residents.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The new proposal may come under criticism from local residents.

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