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ALL meanings of come in

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  • 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
  • verb come in to enter, used in the imperative when admitting a person 3
  • verb come in to prove to be 3
  • verb come in to become fashionable or seasonable 3
  • verb come in to begin an innings 3
  • verb come in to finish a race (in a certain position) 3
  • verb come in (of a politician or political party) to win an election 3
  • verb come in to be received 3
  • verb come in (of money) to be received as income 3
  • verb come in to play a role; advance one's interests 3
  • verb come in to be the object of 3
  • noun come in to enter 3
  • noun come in to arrive 3
  • noun come in to begin to be used; come into fashion 3
  • noun come in to start producing, as an oil well 3
  • noun come in to finish in a competitive event 3
  • noun come in to answer a call or signal 3
  • noun come in to play the last nine holes of an 18-hole golf course 3
  • verb without object come in to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
  • verb without object come in to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
  • verb without object come in to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1
  • verb without object come in to move into view; appear. 1
  • verb without object come in to extend; reach: The dress comes to her knees. 1
  • verb without object come in to take place; occur; happen: Success comes to those who strive. 1
  • verb without object come in to occur at a certain point, position, etc.: Tuesday comes after Monday. Her aria comes in the third act. 1
  • verb without object come in to be available, produced, offered, etc.: Toothpaste comes in a tube. 1
  • verb without object come in to occur to the mind: The idea just came to me. 1
  • verb without object come in to befall: They promised no harm would come to us. 1
  • verb without object come in to issue; emanate; be derived: Peaches come from trees. Good results do not come from careless work. 1
  • verb without object come in to arrive or appear as a result: This comes of carelessness. 1
  • verb without object come in to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition: to come into popular use. 1
  • verb without object come in to do or manage; fare: She's coming along well with her work. 1
  • verb without object come in to enter into being or existence; be born: The baby came at dawn. 1
  • verb without object come in to have been a resident or to be a native of (usually followed by from): She comes from Florida. 1
  • verb without object come in to become: His shoes came untied. 1
  • verb without object come in to seem to become: His fears made the menacing statues come alive. The work will come easy with a little practice. 1
  • verb without object come in (used in the imperative to call attention or to express impatience, anger, remonstrance, etc.): Come, that will do! 1
  • verb without object come in to germinate, as grain. 1
  • verb without object come in Informal. to have an orgasm. 1
  • verb with object come in Chiefly British. to do; perform; accomplish. 1
  • verb with object come in Informal. to play the part of: to come the grande dame. 1
  • noun come in Slang: Vulgar. semen. 1
  • idioms come in come and go, to occur briefly or suddenly but never for long; appear and disappear. 1
  • idioms come in come down on the side of, to support or favor: I want to come down on the side of truth and justice. 1
  • idioms come in come home, Nautical. (of an anchor) to begin to drag. (of an object) to move when hauled upon. 1
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