come to be

Verb

Meaning

come to be (third-person singular simple present comes to be, present participle coming to be, simple past came to be, past participle come to be)

To come about; to come into being

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

become wax come about spring up come forth burst forth irrupt was becomed

Antonyms

branched severed

Examples

Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different. Katherine Mansfield

It may happen in the next hundred years that the English novelists of the present day will come to be valued as we now value the artists and craftsmen of the late eighteenth century. Evelyn Waugh

Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good. Confucius

When you come to be sensibly touched, the scales will fall from your eyes; and by the penetrating eyes of love you will discern that which your other eyes will never see. François Fénelon

If the tide of defamation and abuse shall turn, and my administration come to be praised, future Vice-Presidents who may succeed to the Presidency may feel some slight encouragement to pursue an independent course. John Tyler

Between thought and spoken word is a gap where intention can enter, the symbol twisted aside, and the lie come to be. Ursula K. Le Guin

Close letter words and terms

come to an end come to anchor come to bat come to bed come to berth come to blows