come about

verb

came about; come about; coming about; comes about

intransitive verb

1

: happen

2

: to change direction

the wind has come about into the north

3

: to shift to a new tack

Synonyms of come about

• happen
• be
• come down
• come
• occur

Examples of come about in a Sentence

how did all this come about?

Recent Examples on the Web

This show came about from Audible asking you to write and perform an autobiographical piece. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

The star’s post comes about a month after fans first noticed that Jimin had seemingly made a solo account on TikTok, separate from BTS’ profile — which, at press time, has more than 80 million followers. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

The partnership came about when Noble 33 director of hospitality Sacha Tanha met the Mahomes and Kelce. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

The mission came about from a call for collaboration by the then nascent NASA in 1958, with scientists with Canada's Defence and Research Telecommunications Establishment submitting a proposal for two Alouette satellites to study Earth's ionosphere. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for come about

• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout
• dugout

Kids Definition

come about

verb

1

: happen sense 2

2

: to change direction

the wind has come about into the north