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come about vs happen

happen vs come about

come about and happen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
come about No No Yes No
happen No No Yes No
As verbs, come about and happen are synonyms defined as:
  • come about and happen: come to pass
Other synonyms of come about include fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place.
As verbs, happen is a hyponym of come about; that is, happen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than come about:
  • come about: come to pass
  • happen: come into being; become reality
Other hyponyms of come about include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
come about (verb) happen (verb)
come to pass come to pass
come into being; become reality
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
Difference between come about and happen

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