come into

English

Verb

come into (third-person singular simple present comes into, present participle coming into, simple past came into, past participle come into)

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.

   I used to be very poor, but my uncle died and I unexpectedly came into some property in London.

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.

   • 2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport‎^[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.

See also

• come into being
• come into effect
• come into force
• come into one's own

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