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came to pass

came to pass is the simple past of come to pass.

Meaning of come to pass

Verb

come to pass (third-person singular simple present comes to pass, present participle coming to pass, simple past came to pass, past participle come to pass)

  1. (idiomatic) To happen; to occur.
    • And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8
    Synonyms:
    transpire

Questions about came to pass

What is came to pass the simple past of?
Came to pass is the simple past of come to pass.

Words near came to pass in the dictionary

  1. came to nought
  2. came to one's hand
  3. came to one's senses
  4. came to oneself
  5. came to order
  6. came to pass
  7. came to power
  8. came to rest
  9. came to someone's aid
  10. came to someone's rescue
  11. came to terms

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