come into being
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Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To begin to exist; to be created or formed: This phrase describes the moment or process when something starts to exist, when it originates or is brought into existence.
Usage
- This phrase is used to describe the origin or creation of abstract concepts, entities, organizations, or phenomena.
- It is often used in formal, historical, or academic contexts.
- It functions as a single intransitive verb phrase and does not take a direct object.
Examples
- Verb phrase:
- The United Nations came into being in 1945 after the Second World War.
- New scientific theories come into being through observation and experimentation.
- The idea for the novel came into being during her travels.
Advanced Usage
- "to come into being" vs. "to be born": While "to be born" is used almost exclusively for living creatures, "to come into being" is used for ideas, institutions, movements, and other non-living entities.
- The civil rights movement came into being in the mid-20th century.
- The phrase can be used in passive constructions, though it is less common.
- A new era was coming into being.
Variants and Related Words
- Come into existence: A direct synonym with identical meaning and usage.
- The company came into existence in a small garage.
- Arise (verb): To begin to occur or exist.
- A problem arose during the implementation.
- Emerge (verb): To come into existence or become known.
- A new trend emerged from the data.
Synonyms
- Originate: To take or have origin; to begin.
- Form: To begin to exist or take shape.
- Appear: To come into existence or view.
- Take shape: To develop into a clear and definite form.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Come about: To happen or occur, often by chance. It is less formal than "come into being."
- How did this situation come about?
- Spring up: To appear or develop quickly and suddenly.
- New cafes sprang up all over the neighborhood.
Related Idioms
- See the light of day: To come into existence or to be made public for the first time. This idiom often implies a long or difficult process of creation.
- After years of work, his invention finally saw the light of day.
Verb
- be born or come into existence
- All these flowers come to life when the rains come