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Meantolearn Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

come what may

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00"01b00Come what may02b00, she believes02br
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00I've never known before02br
01b00Come what may02b00,02br
00she loves me02br
00And that love has helped me open a door02br
00Making me love myself a little more"02br
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001. What does "come what may" mean?02br
002. Is it a common usage in English?02br
003. Do "come what may" and "what may come" have the same meaning?02br
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02br 02br 00Use "what may come" in a sentence and I'll let you know. 050010id1

— BarbaraPA

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0Come what may = no matter what happens.02br
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00It's reasonably common, but a little "literary." Not so much used in common conversation now, but it wouldn't stand out as odd if you used it.02br
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00Use "what may come" in a sentence and I'll let you know. 050010id1
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1b00What May Come02b00 Of Their Lives?02br
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00 00 Some times you get up in a wonder. 02br
01b00What May Come02b00 Of Our Child's Lives? 02br
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0No, they are not the same.02br
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00"Come what may" (as I wrote above) is way to say "it doesn't matter what happens." I may say to my daughter, "Come what may, I will always love you." 02br
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00"What may come of...?" is a genuine question of uncertainty. We don't know what will happen. As one of your sentences says, it's another way to say "I don't
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0 Hi, GG.02br
00Thanks a lot.for clarifying the difference between 'come what may' and 'what may come'.02br
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00Merry Xmas.0-
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