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come about

verb

Definition of come about

  1. intransitive verb

  2. 1 :  happen

  3. 2 :  to change direction the wind has come about into the north

  4. 3 :  to shift to a new tack

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  1. how did all this come about?

First Known Use of come about

14th century

come about Synonyms

Synonyms
be, befall, betide, chance, come, happen, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang], go on, hap, occur, pass, transpire
Related Words
break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up); intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

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