come about
Dictionary
verb
- To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
"We have to ask, how did this come about?"
- 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.
- To change; to come round.
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