come true
verb1
Idiomatic To become real: to become true or existent.
- If you wish really hard, it just might come true.
- Many of their predictions came true, but of course, many did not.
2 more examples
- Hey ... you deserve all that a man can do / To make your dreams and happiness come true / When we're out, you make me feel so nice / It's like living in a world of paradise1976, Eddie Kendricks, “To You From Me”, in Goin' Up in Smoke:
- So happy Christmas / I love you baby / I can see a better time / When all our dreams come true1987, Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan, “Fairytale of New York”, performed by The Pogues:
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Biology, Natural sciences To maintain identity of salient characteristics through propagation processes.
- Related terms
- dream come true