come under

/kˈʌm ˈʌndə/

/kˈʌm ˈʌndɚ/

[verb]

to come under

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: come]

*** if a piece of information comes under a particular part of a list, book, or collection of things, you can find it in that part

*** to be controlled or dealt with by a particular authority

*** if something or someone comes under a particular action by other people [e.g. attack, criticism, scrutiny, review, pressure], that thing is done to them

*** Come underneath (something)

Examples

1. What goes over the devil's back comes under his belly.

2. The Mayan city of Tikal came under the influence of Teotihuacan in the 4th century AD.

3. Series come under another category: the entertainment industry for television and the Internet.

4. The offspring came under the bridge.