Meaning trap
come around
change opinion
to change your mind or accept a different opinion after some time.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
to change your mind or accept a different opinion after some time.
Another meaning of 'come around' is 'visit (someone's home)'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
At first, she didn't like the idea, but she eventually came around to it.
My parents were against my decision to study abroad, but they came around to it after I explained my reasons.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: After a while she came around her opinion.
Say: After a while she came around to my way of thinking.
'Come around' is intransitive; the idea you accept takes 'to' ('come around to it').
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Revised his stance' is formal/report-like; 'come around' is how people describe a change of heart in conversation.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
come around to + idea
- the idea
- my way of thinking
- it
- our view
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- come around (visit (someone's home)) — Another meaning of 'come around' is 'visit (someone's home)'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.