come about
— phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
C2 to happen, or start to happen: How did the problem come about in the first place?Occurring and happening
(Definition of come about from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afoot adjective
- assail verb
- attendant adjective
- be at work idiom
- become of sb/sth phrasal verb
- befall verb
- come verb (HAPPEN)
- concur verb
- follow verb (GO)
- follow verb (HAPPEN)
- go hand in hand with sth idiom
- go together phrasal verb (BE FOUND)
- go with sth phrasal verb (RESULT)
- happen verb (HAVE EXISTENCE)
- intervene verb (COME BETWEEN)
- materialize verb
- place noun (POSITION)
- return verb (HAPPEN AGAIN)
- transpire verb (HAPPEN)
- underway adjective
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