Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To change; to come round.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
come to pass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, take place
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: break, recrudesce, develop, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, operate, supervene, proceed, go, come, fall, anticipate, recur, repeat, go off, come off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialize, materialise, befall, bechance, betide, concur, coincide, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, shine, strike, turn out, synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
