come at somebody/something phrasal verb (see also come)

1. to move towards someone in a threatening way:
Suddenly, he came at me with a knife.

2. if images, questions, facts etc come at you, you feel confused because there are too many of them at the same time:
Questions were coming at me from all directions.

3. informal to consider or deal with a problem in a particular way Synonym : approach:
We need to come at the problem from a different angle.

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come at
v.
1. To approach; come to or against; advance toward.
The young boxer came at the champion cautiously.
2. To understand (a word or idea) or master (a skill); succeed with.
The sense of an unfamiliar word is hard to come at.

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