Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come to pass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: come -to -pass
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To happen; to occur.

Example Sentences

"And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him."
"I need the feel of your tender touch / Your smiling face that warms my heart so much / Sadness in my life will never come to pass / 'Cause within my heart I know it's got to last"
"A planning document produced in October 1984 said that Class 46 maintenance costs were soaring and rapid withdrawal would occur, and this came to pass by the end of the year."

Inflected Forms

comes to pass (present, singular) coming to pass (participle, present) came to pass (past)

Synonyms

transpire

Questions

What does come to pass mean?: To happen; to occur.

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