Definitions

come to pass

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be v.
befall v.
break v.
chance v.
come v.
come about v.
eventuate v.
fall v.
hap v.
intervene v.
materialize v.
occur v.
pass v.
transpire v.
turn up v.

VERB

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befall occur transpire

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come about take place

VERB

befall

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ensue materialize transpire

STRONG

action bechance betide break chance cook develop fall follow gel go hap happen jell occur shake smoke supervene

WEAK

come down come off cook up a storm cook with gas fall out go down

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stay stop

VERB

break

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emerge happen

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appear befall betide chance develop erupt occur transpire

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burst out come forth come off

VERB

chance

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arrive befall betide break bump come go hap light luck meet occur stumble transpire tumble

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be one's fate blunder on come about come off fall out fall to one's lot hit upon light upon stumble on turn up

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depart leave stay

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aim design plan scheme

VERB

come

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break develop fall occur take place

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befall betide chance hap transpire

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turn out

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come about

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arise befall occur result take place transpire

VERB

eventuate

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befall end ensue follow happen issue occur result stop terminate

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be consequent come about eventualize take place

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begin precede start

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cause

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fall

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become occur take place

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arrive befall chance

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come about

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hap

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arise befall betide develop happen occur pass result transpire

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chance upon come about come off take place

VERB

intervene

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bedevil befall ensue occur succeed supervene

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take place

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precede

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ignore leave alone

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materialize

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appear emerge happen occur realize take place turn up unfold

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actualize coalesce develop embody evolve exteriorize externalize hypostatize manifest metamorphose objectify personalize personify reify substantiate symbolize typify visualize

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be incarnate be realized become concrete become real become visual come about corporealize entify make real personize pragmatize substantialize take form take shape

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disappear hide leave lose

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decrease halt stop

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occur

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appear arise crop up develop ensue exist follow go materialize result show take place transpire

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action befall betide chance cook eventuate jell manifest obtain shake smoke

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be found be present come about come off eventualize present itself turn out turn up

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hide precede stop

VERB

pass

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catch cross develop give go happen leave move occur reach run take place

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befall crawl cruise depart drag fare flow fly glide hie journey lapse linger proceed progress repair rise roll transpire travel wend

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blow past come off come up fall out fly by get ahead glide by go past pass away pass by push on run by run out slip away

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cease halt hold lose remain stay stop

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continue rush wait

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fall behind

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transpire

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arise befall ensue

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betide chance develop eventuate gel go result shake

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come about fall out take place turn up

Antonyms

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cause stop

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turn up

Synonyms

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come across crop up detect encounter find meet pop up reveal see

WEAK

be found become known bring to light catch come to light descry dig up disclose espy expose hit upon learn meet with spot track track down transpire uncover unearth

Antonyms

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avoid miss overlook pass by

WEAK

abandon go leave lose

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come to pass

So far it seems this quiet forecast has come to pass.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dire predictions that the closure of the strait would catapult oil prices above $150 a barrel haven’t come to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Having seen her worst predictions come to pass, she grabbed hold of the only future she was able to change: her own.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

The bottom line: Prediction markets are being seriously skewed by what their whales are hoping will be the case rather than what they truly believe will come to pass.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

The firestorm Charles had long feared had not come to pass.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

come to pass

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