come to pass

English

Verb

come to pass

To happen; to occur.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:
  , Genesis 4:8
  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.

Synonyms

come to pass, transpire; See also Thesaurus:happen

Translations

to happen, to occur

Dutch: gebeuren (nl)
French: se passer (fr)
German: geschehen (de)
Latin: accidō (la), ēveniō (la)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: hende (no), skje (no), bli noe av
Spanish: suceder (es), ocurrir (es), acontecer (es)

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