meaning of a sentence

#1 (**permalink**) 10-Nov-2003, 18:36

I a brazilian student and I don't know the meaning of the sentence "How has it come to that?"[/b]

RonBee · #2 (**permalink**) 11-Nov-2003, 21:27

Context is always useful, but it is highly probable that that means how did it get to be that way.

Does that help?

:)

Tdol · #3 (**permalink**) 11-Nov-2003, 22:28

It suggests that something has gone wrong and the speaker finds it hard to believe that the situation has gone this wrong.

RonBee · #4 (**permalink**) 11-Nov-2003, 23:52

It's a lament.


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