"come to be" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes to be [present, singular, third-person], coming to be [participle, present], came to be [past], come to be [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to be}} 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)
  1. To come about; to come into being
    Sense id: en-come_to_be-en-verb-VKYJsdSQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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