Synonyms for come about
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Verb
1. Happen — to come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist
happen, occur, pass, go on, come, take place, pass off, arise, transpire, eventuate, hap dated, betide formal dated, eventualize rare, eventualise UK
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- v. 1
To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
We have to ask, how did this come about?
Example sentences
- come I hope he'll be able to come! I'd like to see him.
- happen The news left me wondering what would happen next.
- occur There is no telling when an earthquake will occur.
By length
- 3 letters
- hap1
- 4 letters
- come1, pass1
- 5 letters
- occur2, arise2
- 6 letters
- happen2, betide2
- 9 letters
- transpire3, eventuate
- 11 letters
- eventualize, eventualise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (occur2 = 2 syllables).