come about

British  

verb

1. to take place; happen

2. nautical to change tacks

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come about Idioms  

1. Also, come to pass . Happen, take place, as in How did this quarrel come about? or When did this new development come to pass? Shakespeare used the first term, first recorded in 1315, in Hamlet (5:2): “How these things came about.” The variant, dating from the late 1400s, appears often in the Bible, as in, “And it came to pass ... that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus” (Luke 2:1).

2. Also, go about . In sailing, to change tack (direction), as in It's important to duck under the boom when we come about . [Mid-1500s]

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Example Sentences

News of the Airbnb listing came just days after Cyrus hosted the world premiere of the new Disney+ special—where she opened up about how the idea for the anniversary show came about.

From MarketWatch

But there was little detail as to how the returns would come about.

From BBC

The Met has advised the error came about because the call handler pulled up a matching Belgrave Street in Tower Hamlets.

From BBC

If nothing else, it provided a glimpse into the market’s playbook for the end of the war—whenever that comes about.

From Barron's

Jonathan Finestone, president of the West Hollywood West Residents Assn., told The Times that the project was backed by developers and unions and came about with little public consultation.

From Los Angeles Times