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comes about

comes about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come about.

Meaning of come about

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
    • We have to ask, how did this come about?
    Synonyms:
    come to pass
  2. (intransitive) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.
  3. (intransitive) To change; to come round.
    • The wind is come about.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about comes about

What is comes about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come about.

Words near comes about in the dictionary

  1. comers and goers
  2. comes
  3. comes a cropper
  4. comes a gutser
  5. comes a long way
  6. comes about
  7. comes across
  8. comes across with
  9. comes after
  10. comes alive
  11. comes aloft

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