come about

come a·bout

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm uh-bout]
- /kʌm əˈbaʊt/
- /kʌm əˈbaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uh-bout]
- /kʌm əˈbaʊt/

Definitions of come about words

phrasal verb come about When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened. 3
verb come about to take place; happen 3
verb come about to change tacks 3
noun come about to happen; occur 3
noun come about to turn about 3
noun come about to change course so that the sail or sails shift from one side of the vessel to the other, esp. to do so as by turning the bow into and across the wind; tack 3

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Origin of come about

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English comen, Old English cuman; cognate with Dutch komen, German kommen, Gothic qiman, Old Norse koma, Latin venīre (see avenue), Greek baínein (see basis), Sanskrit gácchati (he) goes

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Parts of speech for Come about

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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come about popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for come about

verb come about

arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
occur — to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
transpire — to occur; happen; take place.

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