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I think there's a danger of becoming too familiar with things, isn't there? That you kind of, when you're used to seeing the same things every day, you see those things come what may, and you don't see maybe the interesting things just slightly out of view behind them.
Steven Hall

Meaning of "come what may" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COME WHAT MAY

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COME WHAT MAY

come to grief
come to hand
come to life
come to light
come to light with
come to one´s knowledge
come to pass
come to rest
come to terms
come to the party
come to the surface
come unglued
come unstuck
come up
come up against
come up smiling
come up to
come up with
come upon
come with the first four ships

WORDS THAT END LIKE COME WHAT MAY

anyway
away
ay
bay
be that as it may
birthday
Blu-ray
Conway
day
dismay
display
everyday
Friday
from day to day
gamay
gay
gray
hay
in a way
may

Synonyms and antonyms of come what may in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «come what may» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COME WHAT MAY

Find out the translation of come what may to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of come what may from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «come what may» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无论怎样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pase lo que pase
570 millions of speakers

English

come what may
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाहे जो हो जाए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأتي ما قد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

что бы то ни
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

venha o que vier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কি হতে পারে না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

advienne que pourra
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

biar apa yang datang sekalipun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

komme was wolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

何があり来る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무슨 일이 있다 올
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teka apa bisa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đến những gì có thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்ன செய்யலாம் என்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काय झाले ते पाहू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ne gel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accada quel che può
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

się , co może
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

що-будь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

s-ar întâmpla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έρθει ό, τι μπορεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kom wat wil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vad som än händer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommer det kanskje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of come what may

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COME WHAT MAY»

The term «come what may» is regularly used and occupies the 93.031 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COME WHAT MAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about come what may

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2 QUOTES WITH «COME WHAT MAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come what may.
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Steven Hall
I think there's a danger of becoming too familiar with things, isn't there? That you kind of, when you're used to seeing the same things every day, you see those things come what may, and you don't see maybe the interesting things just slightly out of view behind them.
2
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME WHAT MAY»

Discover the use of come what may in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come what may and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Come What May: The Autobiography
'This is not simply one of the best and most readable sports books to be published anywhere this year, it is one of the best and most important books to be published in Ireland this year' Sunday Tribune 'Certain to become a sports classic' ...
Dónal Óg Cusack, 2009
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Come What May
When Amy finds out her sister Lou, is trying to get in touch with their estranged father, she doesn't know how to feel.
Lauren Brooke, 2009
3
Come What May
A schoolteacher fleeing a scandal in her hometown finds a fresh start - and healing passion - with the single father of one of her new students.
Tracee L. Garner, 2003
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Come What May
Before she can realize her dream as a bohemian artist living in New York, freespirited Amanda Giles must first fulfill a promise to her brother and act as a courier for the Union Army, and in the process, she falls in love with her partner ...
Jill Limber, 2000
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Come What May
Can he convince her to stay by his side as the clouds of war gather, or will circumstances beyond his control take her away from him forever? From the Paperback edition.
Leslie LaFoy, 2009
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Come What May
COME WHAT MAY (2013, 8) Within a lapse of less than year From time my treasured wife had died, I'm struck by loss of sight in eye On right, on which I've long relied. As more than thirty years ago The eye on left was dimmed by mist Induced ...
Henry Disney, 2014
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Come What May
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Come What(ever) May is the second studio album by American alternative metal band Stone Sour.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
8
Come What May
Come What May is the emotionally charged tale of a man, Benjamin Fielding, who is at a crossroads in his life.
Andrew Buckner, 2013
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Come What May: A Comprehensive Guide to Traditional And ...
This guide addresses symptoms of autism, the possible biological origins, interventions to try, and features children's real-life success stories with traditional and non traditional treatments.
Ronna Hochbein, 2005
10
Come What May
Don and Twana Hawk's courage and obedience to God transform a Honduran jungle into El Sembrador, a farm school for underprivileged boys.
Betty M. Hockett, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME WHAT MAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come what may is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jane Hawking: Stephen is not giving a blanket approval for assisted …
Calling herself the "agent of life, not the agent of death", she said she had always firmly believed the scientist must be saved "come what may". «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Chennai flouts helmet rule, cops hapless
"But the pressure is on us to enforce the rule come what may ." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/followceleb.cms?alias= Stay updated on the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
In this Ashes series, the Shane Watson question has more than one …
Watto has benefited from an unbudgeable Australian policy to play an all-rounder, come what may. For years he was the only vaguely suitable ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani, Roshni, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded - 5 …
And here are five shows you shouldn't miss come what may… Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani: Without me having to explain, I am sure everyone is ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
5
Santa Barbara Breaks Wave Film Festival Lineup of 11 French Films
Determined to never work for nobody else ever again, he attempts to set up his own company, come what may, even ignoring the reluctance of ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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Bawdy Copy: Corporate whispers in the ad corridors
We are told his agency is most likely to win this keenly fought battle with more than half a dozen ad-shops pitching. Come what may, he would ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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YEP Letters: July 7
... to me that the wishes of the man (and woman) in the street are being ignored again, and this decision will be foisted onto us come what may. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
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Why King v. Burwell Should Cheer the Right
For Scalia, it essentially means applying the law as written, come what may. Both senses have merit. The bitter disagreement among the court's ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
9
Neoliberals must answer: How Greece's rejection of austerity puts …
Or was it making your own decisions, come what may? For a resounding majority of Greek voters, some 61 percent, the latter option seemed ... «Salon, Jul 15»
10
Martyn Brown: The great TransLink railroad job
... of transportation funding that could be approved or rejected by “their” constituents and laid on the doorstep of Christy Clark, come what may. «Straight.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Come what may [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/come-what-may>. May 2024 ».
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