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Definition of come about phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

come about

phrasal verb

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come about (that…)

to happen
- Can you tell me how the accident came about?
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come clean (with somebody) (about something)

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come clean (with somebody) (about something)

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