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come what may

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anyway, no matter what, regardless

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مهما حصل — idiomatic
  • Basque: datorrena datorrela — idiomatic
  • Bulgarian: във всеки случай (vǎv vseki slučaj) — idiomatic
  • Catalan: vingui el que haurà de venir — idiomatic
  • Catalan: passi el que haurà de passar — idiomatic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé) — idiomatic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不管怎樣 /不管怎样 (bùguǎnzěnyàng) — idiomatic
  • Czech: ať se děje co se děje — idiomatic
  • Czech: buď jak buď — idiomatic
  • Dutch: wat er ook gebeurt — idiomatic
  • Finnish: kävi miten kävi — idiomatic
  • French: advienne que pourra — idiomatic
  • French: quoiqu'il arrive — idiomatic
  • German: was auch passiert — idiomatic
  • German: komme, was da wolle — idiomatic
  • German: komme was wolle — idiomatic
  • Hungarian: lesz, ami lesz — idiomatic
  • Hungarian: bármi történjék is — idiomatic
  • Hungarian: akárhogy is lesz — idiomatic
  • Italian: succeda quel che succeda — idiomatic
  • Ladino: venga lo ke venga — idiomatic
  • Ladino: pase lo ke pase — idiomatic
  • Polish: niech się dzieje, co chce — idiomatic
  • Portuguese: aconteça o que acontecer — idiomatic
  • Russian: будь что бу́дет (budʹ što búdet) — idiomatic
  • Spanish: pase lo que pase — idiomatic
  • Spanish: venga lo que venga — idiomatic
  • Spanish: venga lo que viniere — idiomatic
  • Tagalog: bahalà na — idiomatic
  • Middle Vietnamese: lo gì sự ấy — idiomatic