come about

verb

came about; come about; coming about; comes about

intransitive verb

1

: happen

2

: to change direction

the wind has come about into the north

3

: to shift to a new tack

Synonyms

• be
• befall
• betide
• chance
• come
• come down
• come off
• cook
• do
• go down [slang]
• go on
• hap
• happen
• occur
• pass
• transpire

Examples of come about in a Sentence

how did all this come about?

Recent Examples on the Web

Finnish Weird came about from us looking at the feedback from the previous years, when so many people had asked for more pitches. —Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024

How did this collaboration come about with Coldplay? —Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2024

Gilbert — who portrayed Laura Ingalls Wilder in the show — and Landon Jr., 60, reunited back in March at the Little House on the Prairie 50th Anniversary Cast Reunion and Festival, where the idea for her Hallmark cameo came about. —Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024

While promoting the film in Toronto, cast members and creatives took time for Zoom interviews with THR to share their experience and how the movie came about. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

come about

verb

1

: happen sense 2

2

: to change direction

the wind has come about into the north