The difference between Arise and Come about

When used as verbs, arise means to come up from a lower to a higher position, whereas come about means to come to pass.


check bellow for the other definitions of Arise and Come about

  1. Arise as a verb:

    To come up from a lower to a higher position.

    Examples:

    "to arise from a kneeling posture"

  2. Arise as a verb:

    To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.

    Examples:

    "He arose early in the morning."

  3. Arise as a verb:

    To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.

    Examples:

    "A cloud arose and covered the sun."

  1. Come about as a verb (intransitive):

    To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.

    Examples:

    "We have to ask, how did this come about?"

  2. Come about as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

    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 .

  3. Come about as a verb (intransitive):

    To change; to come round.