The difference between Come to and Come to one's senses
When used as verbs, come to means to recover consciousness after fainting etc, whereas come to one's senses means to reawaken after having lost consciousness.
check bellow for the other definitions of Come to and Come to one's senses
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Come to as a verb (intransitive, idiomatic):
To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
Examples:
"She came to with the aid of smelling salts."
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Come to as a verb (intransitive, idiomatic, nautical):
To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also .
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Come to as a verb (transitive):
To total; to amount to.
Examples:
"so how much does that come to?; the bill comes to £10 each"
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Come to as a verb (transitive):
To reach; to arrive at.
Examples:
"'come to an end; come to a conclusion; come to an agreement; come to a halt"
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Come to as a verb (transitive):
To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
Examples:
"I'll come to your question in a minute."
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Come to as a verb (transitive):
To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
Examples:
"synonyms: affect"
"I pray no harm will come to you."
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Come to as a verb (transitive, usually in present tense):
To regard or specify, as narrowing a field of choices by category.
Examples:
"He's the best when it comes to riveting detective fiction."
"When it comes to remorseless criminals, this guy takes the cake."
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Come to one's senses as a verb (idiomatic):
To reawaken after having lost consciousness.
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Come to one's senses as a verb (idiomatic):
To become reasonable, comprehending, or responsible, especially after having behaved in an unreasonable, uncomprehending, or irresponsible manner.