come true

verb

To become real: to become true or existent.

“If you wish really hard, it just might come true.”

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Meanings

verbcome true (third-person singular simple present comes true, present participle coming true, simple past came true, past participle come true)

present singular third person comes true · participle present coming true · past came true

  1. idiomaticTo become real: to become true or existent.

    If you wish really hard, it just might come true.

    3 more examples

    Many of their predictions came true, but of course, many did not.

    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 paradise

    1976, 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 true

    1987, Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan, “Fairytale of New York”, performed by The Pogues
  2. biologyTo maintain identity of salient characteristics through propagation processes.

    Synonyms: breed true, race

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo maintain identity of salient characteristics through propagation processes.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 成真, 實現 /实现
  • 成真 (chéngzhēn)to become real
  • 實現 /实现 (shíxiàn)to become real
  • 應驗 /应验 (yìngyàn)to become real
Czech uskutečnit se
  • uskutečnit seto become real
Dutch uitkomen, bewaarheid worden
  • uitkomento become real
  • bewaarheid wordento become real
  • werkelijkheid wordento become real
Finnish toteutua
  • toteutuato become real
French se réaliser
  • se réaliserto become real
German wahr werden, in Erfüllung gehen
  • wahr werdento become real
  • in Erfüllung gehento become real
  • sich realisierento become real
  • sich verwirklichento become real
  • geschehento become real
  • bewahrheitento become real
Greek βγαίνω αληθινός
  • βγαίνω αληθινός (vgaíno alithinós)to become real
Hungarian beteljesül, teljesül
  • beteljesülto become real
  • teljesülto become real
  • megvalósulto become real
  • valóra válikto become real
Japanese 叶う, 適う
  • 叶う (kanau)to become real
  • 適う (kanau)to become real
  • 実現する (jitsugen-suru)to become real
  • 適中する (tekichū-suru)to become real
Portuguese realizar
  • realizarto become real
Russian сбыва́ться, сбы́ться
  • сбыва́ться (sbyvátʹsja)to become real
  • сбы́ться (sbýtʹsja)to become real
  • осуществля́ться (osuščestvljátʹsja)to become real
  • осуществи́ться (osuščestvítʹsja)to become real
  • реализова́ться (realizovátʹsja)to become real
  • исполня́ться (ispolnjátʹsja)to become real
  • испо́лниться (ispólnitʹsja)to become real
Scottish Gaelic thig gu buil
  • thig gu builto become real
Spanish realizarse, hacerse realidad
  • realizarseto become real
  • hacerse realidadto become real
Swedish bli verklighet
  • bli verklighetto become real
Turkish gerçekleşmek
  • gerçekleşmekto become real
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come true,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20true.

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