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came true

came true is the simple past of come true.

Meaning of come true

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To become real: to become true or existent.
    • If you wish really hard, it just might come true.
  2. To maintain identity of salient characteristics through propagation processes.
    Synonyms:
    breed true, race

Questions about came true

What is came true the simple past of?
Came true is the simple past of come true.

Words near came true in the dictionary

  1. came to someone's rescue
  2. came to terms
  3. came to terms with
  4. came to time
  5. came together
  6. came true
  7. came under
  8. came unhinged
  9. came up
  10. came up against
  11. came up and bit

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