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    Definition of come into in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGcomes intoPRcoming intoPTcame intoPREcom-
    1. Used other than as an idiom: See come and into.
      1. Please come into the living room.
    2. (transitive) To inherit (money).
      1. After his father died, he came into a large fortune.
    3. (transitive) To be a factor in.
      1. Money doesn't come into it.
    4. (transitive) To enter the initial phase of; to commence.
      1. He came into the match having beaten the Spaniard in four finals already this year, but Nadal - on a 20-match winning streak at the All England Club - was still favoured by many to claim a third Wimbledon title as he had won all five Grand Slam meetings with Djokovic.
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    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • After his father died, he came into a large fortune.
      • The teacher accepted her tardy slip and allowed her to come into the classroom after the bell.
      • Sociologists would like to study how this phenomenon came into being.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Phrases
      • Phrasal verbs
        • Phrasal verbs with particle (into)
      • Verbs
        • Phrasal verbs
          • Phrasal verbs with particle (into)
          • Transitive verbs
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        1. en come into play
        2. en come into force
        3. en come into being
        4. en come into effect
        5. en come into its own
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of come into for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this idiom "come into" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb and a transitive verb.
        Definiteness: Level 1
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