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coming true

coming true is the present participle and gerund 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 coming true

What is coming true the present participle and gerund of?
Coming true is the present participle and gerund of come true.

Words near coming true in the dictionary

  1. coming to terms
  2. coming to terms with
  3. coming to the fore
  4. coming to time
  5. coming together
  6. coming true
  7. coming under
  8. coming unhinged
  9. coming up
  10. coming up against
  11. coming up and biting

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