come about

Meaning

1. To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
2. 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. To change; to come round.

Concepts

come about

happen

occur

take place

fall out

become

go on

hap

bring about

grow

arise

pass off

pass

appear

transpire

come into being

come

get

emerge

bring around

bring round

go about

put about

chance

betide

be

born

arrive

end up

manage

succeed

turn out

result

pull round

come around

come round

eventuate

bechance

befall

fortune

turn up

give

form

come up

set in

turn

produce