Transcription
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- [kuhm in]
- /kʌm ɪn/
- /kʌm ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhm in]
- /kʌm ɪn/
Definitions of come in words
- phrasal verb come in If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received. 3
- phrasal verb come in If you have some money coming in, you receive it regularly as your income. 3
- phrasal verb come in If someone comes in on a discussion, arrangement, or task, they join it. 3
- phrasal verb come in When a new idea, fashion, or product comes in, it becomes popular or available. 3
- phrasal verb come in If you ask where something or someone comes in, you are asking what their role is in a particular matter. 3
- phrasal verb come in When the tide comes in, the water in the sea gradually moves so that it covers more of the land. 3
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Origin of come in
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English comen, Old English cuman; cognate with Dutch komen, German kommen, Gothic qiman, Old Norse koma, Latin venīre (see avenue), Greek baínein (see basis), Sanskrit gácchati (he) goes
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Parts of speech for Come in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
come in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
come in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for come in
verb come in
- arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- show up — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
Antonyms for come in
verb come in
- disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
See also
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