come about

Definition

To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.

Example Sentences

• "We have to ask, how did this come about?"
• "In a review of operating experience with the Southern Region diesel-electric multiple-units on the Hastings line, read to the Institution of Locomotive Engineers in October, Mr. W. J. A. Sykes, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer of the S.R., revealed how the somehat unprepossessing appearance of these train sets came about."
• "The wind is come about."