come about
verb- To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist. · We have to ask, how did this come about?
- To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.
- To change; to come round.
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“I suppose you know what I’ve come about,” she said, a little shamefacedly.
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