come to pass
To happen; to occurTo happen; to occur.
» The prophecy came to pass.
Die Prophezeiung ging in Erfüllung. — Tamy
Die Prophetie erfüllte sich. — mraz
Пророчество сбылось. — marafon
Пророцтво справдилося. — aandrusiak
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Examples
15 sentencesThe prophecy came to pass.
Пророцтво справдилося. — aandrusiak
ruПророчество сбылось. — marafon
deDie Prophezeiung ging in Erfüllung. — Tamy
Big events will come to pass.
No one knows how it came to pass.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To happen; to occur.
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Forms
comes to pass, coming to pass, came to pass, come to passirregular · Lesson
| Base form | come to pass · to come to pass |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes to pass |
| Present participle | coming to pass |
| Past simple | came to pass |
| Past participle | come to pass |
Tenses
come to pass · came to pass · will come to pass · have come to passPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.