Phrase · C1 · Neutral · impressions in speech, behavior, and writing
come across as
kum uh-KROSS az Stress cross; as is usually weak. The past form is came across as.
Give other people the impression that you have a particular quality or are a particular kind of person.
ostavljati utisak; delovati kao
Use it
He comes across as confident in meetings, even when he is unsure.
The impression can differ from the person’s actual feelings.
I rewrote the message because it came across as a demand rather than a request.
A message can also create a particular impression.
Build the sentence
come across as + adjective or noun phrase · come across as being + adjective
Memory scene
An impression reaches the listener before the whole person does. It is how you seem, not proof of who you are.
Watch out
Use as before the quality: comes across as friendly, not comes across like friendly. Come across an old photo means find it by chance; that is a different sense without as.
Nearby language
A broader verb for appearance, without necessarily emphasizing the impression communicated to others.
A more explicit alternative followed by a noun or -ing form.
Describes what is eventually discovered or happens rather than the initial impression.
Make it yours
Prijatelj je tih na razgovoru za posao, pa ga sagovornici doživljavaju kao nezainteresovanog. Zapravo je veoma zainteresovan.