Synonyms for come about
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kuhm |
Phonetic Transcription : kÊŒm |
Définition of come about
Origin :- Old English cuman "come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble" (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, past participle cumen), from Proto-Germanic *kwem- (cf. Old Saxon cuman, Old Frisian kuma, Middle Dutch comen, Dutch komen, Old High German queman, German kommen, Old Norse koma, Gothic qiman), from PIE root *gwa-, *gwem- "to go, come" (cf. Sanskrit gamati "he goes," Avestan jamaiti "goes," Tocharian kakmu "come," Lithuanian gemu "to be born," Greek bainein "to go, walk, step," Latin venire "to come").
- The substitution of Middle English -o- for Old English -u- before -m-, -n-, or -r- was a scribal habit before minims to avoid misreading the letters in the old style handwriting, which jammed letters. The practice similarly transformed some, monk, tongue, worm. Modern past tense form came is Middle English, probably from Old Norse kvam, replacing Old English cuom.
- Remarkably productive with prepositions (NTC's "Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs" lists 198 combinations); consider the varied senses in come to "regain consciousness," come over "possess" (as an emotion), come at "attack," come on (interj.) "be serious," and come off "occur." For sexual senses, see cum.
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- a thing about something
- abound
- abounded
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- about
- about-face
- about faced
- about-faced
- about-facing
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- about to
- about to be
- about to happen
- aboutface
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- aboutfacing
- ask about
- babouche
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- be concerned about
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- brought about
- carry on about
- cast about
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- changeabout
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- crazy about
- do an about-face
- enquire about
- enquiring about
- face about
- fiddle about
- find out about
- gadabout
- gaga about
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- getting about
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- hang about
- hang about/hang around/hang out
- hanging about
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- in a roundabout way
- it about time
- it's about time
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- knock about
- knock about/knock around
- knockabout
- knocked about
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- knowing about
- knows about
- layabout
- mad about
- make a big thing about
- make a fuss about
- make no bones about it
- man about town
- man-about-town
- move about
- nearabout
- no buts about it
- no ifs ands or buts about it
- no two ways about it
- noise about
- noises about
- nothing to brag about
- nothing to write home about
- nuts about
- nutty about
- order about
- round-about
- roundabout way
- roustabout
- see about
- set about
- show about
- superabound
- talk about
- talked about
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- turnabout
- walkabout
- wander about
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- was about
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- was crazy about
- was mad about
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- adequate income
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- become attached
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- become colorless
- become contaminated
- become dark
- become hysterical
- become indebted
- become invisible
- become one
- become poorer
- become seasoned
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- bid welcome
- blow to kingdom come
- come
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- come first
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- come hell or high water
- come hither
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- come to school
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- come with
- comeback
- comedian
- comedown
- comedy
- comely
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- comeuppance
- downcome
- early comer
- first comer
- gave come-on
- gave come on
- gave comeon
- gave the come on
- gave the come-on
- gave the comeon
- get comeuppance
- get one's comeuppance
- give a snappy comeback
- give comeuppance
- high-income
- in a time come
- in a time to come
- in come
- in comes
- in time come
- in time to come
- income
- incomer
- johnnies come lately
- johnnies-come-lately
- johnny-come-latelies
- johnny come latelies
- Johnny-come-lately
- johnny come lately
- kingdom come
- latecomer
- latecomers
- let come
- let it come
- letted it come
- letting it come
- life to come
- made a comeback
- made comeback
- made unwelcome
- make a comeback
- make comeback
- make unwelcome
- make welcome
- makes a comeback
- makes comeback
- making a comeback
- making comeback
- middle-income group
- natural outcome
- net income
- newcome
- newcomer
- on comeback trail
- on the comeback trail
- out come
- out comes
- outcome
- outcomer
- overcome
- paying out in excess of income
- sign of things to come
- snappy comeback
- stand-up comedian
- take all comers
- take comers
- take-home income
- taking comers
- to come
- unwelcome
- unwelcomely
- unwelcomeness
- up-and-comer
- welcome
- when push comes to shove
- world to come
- you are welcome
- you're welcome
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