Come about
Crossword Clue & Answers

16 April 2021
Last seen in: The Mirror Quick

We found 159 answers for the crossword clue 'Come about', the most recent of which was seen in the The Mirror Quick.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Come about a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

Come about is a 2 word phrase featuring 10 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Mirror Quick' on Monday, 17 May 2021 with the answer being ARISE, we also found ARISE to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Mirror Quick - 17 May 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 22 Mar 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 7 Dec 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 7 Oct 2019

Definitions and usage

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• Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Crossword Answers

2 Letters

BE
Spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

GO
A board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

3 Letters

END
The part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

HAP
An accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"

PLY
One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"

YAW
Deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"

4 Letters

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

CANT
Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

CAST
A violent throw

CHOP
A grounder that bounces high in the air

COME
The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

FALL
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

FARE
An agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"

FLOP
The act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

GOON
An awkward stupid person

HEEL
The lower end of a ship's mast

JIBE
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

PASS
Accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

RISE
Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

SLEW
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

SPIN
A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

TACK
Sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"

TURN
Get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"

VARY
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

VEER
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

WARP
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

WEAR
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

WIND
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

5 Letters

ALTER
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

ARISE
Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

BEGIN
Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

ENSUE
Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

GOOFF
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

ISSUE
The act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

OCCUR
Come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"

PIVOT
The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

PLACE
An abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

PROVE
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

RALLY
The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

ROUND
The usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"

SHEER
Cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

SWING
Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

WHEEL
A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

WHIRL
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

6 Letters

ATTEND
To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

BEFALL
Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)

BETIDE
Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"

BOXOFF

CHANCE
A risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

CHANCE
A risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

CHANGE
The action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

COMEOF

EMERGE
Come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

EVOLVE
Work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

FOLLOW
Travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"

HAPPEN
Come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"

MUTATE
Undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

PANOUT
Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

RESULT
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

REVIVE
Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"

SWIVEL
A coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

UNFOLD
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

WORSEN
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

7 Letters

BEAROFF
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"

BEFOUND

CHECKER
One of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers

COEXIST
Exist together

COMEOFF
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"

COMEOUT
Break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

DEVELOP
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

DEVIATE
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

DIVERGE
Be at variance with; be out of line with

DIVERGE
Be at variance with; be out of line with

FALLOUT
Have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"

GOABOUT
Begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

IMPROVE
Get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

PASSOFF
Cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent"

PUTBACK
Cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

RECOVER
Regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

TURNOUT
Result or end; "How will the game turn out?"

WORKOUT
The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"

8 Letters

BEARAWAY
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"

BECOMEOF

COINCIDE
Happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided"

COMEDOWN
Get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"

COMETRUE

CONTINUE
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

MITIGATE
Make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

MODULATE
Vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

PUTABOUT

TURNBACK
Turn inside out or upside down

TURNINTO

TURNTAIL
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

TURNTAIL
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

WEARSHIP
Turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship"

9 Letters

ABOUTSHIP

BEATABOUT
Search anxiously

BECHANGED

BEMETWITH

BERENEWED

BOTTOMOUT
Hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"

CANTROUND

CASTABOUT
Search anxiously

CASTABOUT
Search anxiously

COMEABOUT
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

COMEROUND
Change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

DIVERSIFY
Vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"

EVENTUATE
Come out in the end

MELIORATE
Get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

MISSSTAYS

PROVETOBE

TAKEATURN

TAKEPLACE
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

TERMINATE
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

TRANSPIRE
Exude water vapor; "plants transpire"

TURNABOUT
Turning in the opposite direction

TURNASIDE

10 Letters

AMELIORATE
Get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

BEREALIZED

BRINGABOUT
Cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

BRINGROUND
Return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

BRINGROUND
Return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

COMEAROUND
Happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again"

COMETOPASS

COMETOPASS

DEGENERATE
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

FETCHABOUT

HAULAROUND

PIVOTABOUT

RECUPERATE
Restore to good health or strength

REORGANIZE
Organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"

SWINGROUND

THROWABOUT

TURNAROUND
Turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"

VEERAROUND

WHEELABOUT

11 Letters

BACKANDFILL

BACKANDFILL

DETERIORATE
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

HEAVEAROUND

MATERIALIZE
Come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"

ROUNDAPOINT

12 Letters

CHANGECOURSE
Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

CHANGECOURSE
Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

DOUBLEAPOINT

GAINSTRENGTH

GAINSTRENGTH

13 Letters

CHOPANDCHANGE

SWINGTHESTERN

TURNTHECORNER

14 Letters

UNDERGOCHANGES

UNDERGOCHANGES

15 Letters

BEARTOSTARBOARD

BECONVERTEDINTO

JIBEALLSTANDING

16 Letters

CHANGETHEHEADING

17 Letters

ATTAINFULFILLMENT