come under verb3 •To come underneath (something).Why don't you come under my umbrella? There's plenty of room. •To be subjected to, be under the auspices of.Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority. •To be included or classified under (a title, specified class etc.).To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors. formscame under · coming under · comes under