What is "come about"

vb. 1 To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen. 2 (context nautical English) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also (term: come to). 3 To change; to come round.

v. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, take place]