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come about

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take placeverb

    come to pass

    "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Wiktionary

  1. come aboutverb

    To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.

  2. come aboutverb

    To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.

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  1. come about

    "Come about" generally means to happen or occur. It is often used to describe the process or events leading up to a particular situation or result. It can also mean to change direction, especially in reference to a vehicle or vessel like a ship or boat.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of come about in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of come about in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of come about in a Sentence

  1. Karen Sheley:

    It's always under consideration, changes in other cities have come about because of either a private lawsuit or action by the Department of Justice.

  2. Donald Trump:

    It will be a pretty crowded number of days. But very exciting and I think a lot of good results can come about.

  3. Bernie Sanders:

    I am often asked by the media and others, 'How did it come about that Donald Trump, the most unpopular presidential candidate in the modern history of our country, won the election?' my answer is that Trump didn't win the election -- the Democratic Party lost the election.

  4. Joseph Epstein:

    What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams . . . and what we do to make them come about.

  5. Yasushi Kimura:

    The world's crude demand/supply remains in excess supplies, oPEC projected a continuation of firm demand in global crude demand and judged there's no need to change current production levels. The decision also may have come about reflecting the view that OPEC's lone production cuts would be offset by rising U.S. shale oil production.


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