Meaning

4 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See come and into.

    Please come into the living room.

  2. (transitive)To obtain (usually money or property), especially through inheritance.

    After his father died, he came into a large fortune.

    She bought the winning lottery ticket and came into a very large amount of money.

    obtain, especially accidentally

  3. (transitive)To be a factor in.

    Money doesn't come into it.

  4. (transitive)To enter the initial phase of; to commence.

    I came into the role with no preconceptions.

    The two sides came into conflict over the latest proposal.

Examples

565 sentences
  1. A stranger came into the building.

    До будівлі зайшов незнайомець.

    ruВ здание вошел незнакомец.

    deEin Fremder betrat das Gebäude.

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  2. A new student came into the class.

    До класу увійшов новий студент.

    ruВ класс вошёл новый ученик.

    deEin neuer Schüler kam in die Klasse.

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  3. Why didn't you come into work yesterday?

    Чому ви не прийшли на роботу вчора?

    ruПочему вы вчера не пришли на работу?

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  4. Tom, could you come into my office?

    Томе, ви не могли б зайти до мене у кабінет?

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  5. I never let anybody come into my apartment.

    Я ніколи не дозволяю нікому приходити до моєї квартири.

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Forms

comes into, coming into, came into, come into
Base formcome into · to come into
3rd person singularcomes into
Present participlecoming into
Past simplecame into
Past participlecome into

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome into
he, she, itcomes into

Past simpleLesson

all personscame into

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come into
he, she, ithas come into

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come into

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • obtain, especially accidentally:come by

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcome by

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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