phrasal verb · academic
come about
/kʌm əˈbaʊt/come a·BOUT
to happen, especially used to describe how events or changes occurred
Examples
“The change in policy came about after years of public pressure.”
“How did this misunderstanding come about?”
“The opportunity came about because of new regulations.”
Band 8 sentence
“The dramatic shift in public opinion came about largely because of new evidence presented by independent researchers.”
Collocations
- come about because of
- come about after years of
Word family
Common mistakes
How did this change come up?→How did this change come about?
The result came about by the team.→The result came about because of the team's work.
Many changes were come about after the election.→Many changes came about after the election.
Say it for a higher band
5happen→6come up→7+come about
Synonyms
occur
happen
Easily confused
come up
“The issue came up during the meeting.”
occur
“Several problems occurred during the experiment.”
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