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verb
To have a given result; to turn out (well, badly etc.); to result in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: end up, result, turn out, occur, develop, ensue, materialize
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To happen as a result; to come about.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: come to pass, occur, transpire, bechance, befall, behap, belimp, betide, betime, beworth, chance, come about, crop up, evene, eventuate, go on, hap, happen, hold, pass, take place, tide
Antonyms: none provided
verb
come out in the end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turn out, come out
History
American English, from Latin ēventu(s) (“an event, happening”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), perhaps modeled after actuate.
