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Come about

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist. intransitive

    "We have to ask, how did this come about?"

  2. 2
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  3. 3
    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. intransitive
  4. 4
    To change; to come round. intransitive

    "The wind is come about."

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