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Meanings of
come about
in English
Portuguese
acontecer
Catalan
sobrevenir
Spanish
ocurrir
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To come to pass.
pass
happen
occur
hap
come off
fall out
go on
pass off
take place
Portuguese
acontecer
Usage of
come about
in English
1
Photograph: Davide Bonadonna New information can
come
about
a number of ways.
2
Our growth has
come
about
entirely as a result of market requirements.
3
It had
come
about
exactly in the way things happened in books.
4
EBONY: How did your opportunity with Levi's Go Forth campaign
come
about
?
5
Eric's arrival in Mexico has
come
about
through his girlfriend's research work.
6
EBONY: Where did the idea to do a duets album
come
about
?
7
EBONY: How did the collaboration with Future
come
about
on Aww Man?
8
Scientists know where they come from, but not how they
come
about
.
9
Brad Bushman thinks productive change could
come
about
through the ratings system.
10
Give it time to
come
about
,
and trust what you have done.
11
She thought Larril had
come
about
the mayor, but no one spoke.
12
Recovery may
come
about
despite fiscal austerity, but never because of it.
13
Only legislation could do that, and it's pretty unlikely to
come
about
.
14
We also consider accent and dialect and how these have
come
about
.
15
She's tryin' to
come
about
,
to save her stern from the Smasher!
16
Photo: AFP Where are the talks and how did they
come
about
?
Other examples for "come about"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
come
about
come
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
come about
Portuguese
acontecer
suceder
ocorrer
Catalan
sobrevenir
ocórrer
esdevenir-se
passar
succeir
tenir lloc
Spanish
ocurrir
acontecer
llegar a pasar
sobrevenir
acaecer
tener lugar
pasar
suceder
llegar a ocurrir
Come about
through the time
Come about
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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