Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context idiomatic English) To survive, to endure. 2 (context intransitive idiomatic English) To succeed. 3 (''with an object preceded by the preposition'' for) Not to let down somebody let down, keep one's promise.
WordNet
v. penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" [syn: break through]
succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" [syn: get through]
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: survive, pull through, pull round, make it] [ant: succumb]
attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: succeed, win, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods] [ant: fail]
Usage examples of "come through".
Only the dwarves, disciplined by many battles, had come through relatively unscathed.