come under

phrasal verb

came under; come under; coming under; comes under

1

: to be subjected to (something)

The troops were resting when they suddenly came under attack.

Many people feel that their civil rights are coming under threat.

The school is coming under pressure to change its policies.

2

: to be affected, controlled, or influenced by (something)

an area that has come under the control of rebel forces

He was 30 years old when he first came under the care of a psychiatrist.

areas that come under his authority

3

—used to identify the group or category that something belongs to

These matters come under the heading of classified information.

Examples of come under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Germany's military has also come under recent criticism for reliance on the fax machine. —Esme Nicholson, NPR, 31 May 2024

After the decision, Hong Kong’s justice secretary, Paul Lam, called on Google to enforce the ban and raised the possibility that other content could come under scrutiny, too. —Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 28 May 2024

That could create complicated questions about whether their employee contracts come under the rule, said Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, which represents for-profits. —Harris Meyer, Fortune, 27 May 2024

Alito has come under pressure from Democrats to recuse himself from one other case, involving the constitutionality of an obscure tax, before the Supreme Court this term. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 May 2024