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View synonyms for come of

come of

verb

  1. to be descended from
  2. to result from

    nothing came of his experiments

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

That might come, of course — sitcoms, if they’re allowed to go on, tend to mature like wine — or it might not.

I’m not being delusional about it—no merrily heading to a bar to watch the results like in 2016!—but no good can really come of actively worrying about this, for me, right now.

From Slate

What’s come of that attentiveness is concrete action, he said, pointing to the drinking water and Superfund regulations, as well as guidance from the Department of Defense on halting ongoing contamination from groundwater around affected military bases.

From Salon

So far though, despite all the hype and anticipation, not much has come of those talks.

But nothing has come of the ballyhooed cap or penalties.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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Comeniuscome of age