intransitive verb
1. : to come to pass : attain fulfillment : happen
how did this accident come about
2. : to change direction : come around
the wind has come about into the north
3. of a sailing craft : tack
intransitive verb
1. : to come to pass : attain fulfillment : happen
how did this accident come about
2. : to change direction : come around
the wind has come about into the north
3. of a sailing craft : tack
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012