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View synonyms for come into

come into

verb

  1. to enter

  2. to inherit

    1. to become fulfilled

      she really came into her own when she got divorced

    2. to receive what is due to one

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Inherit, acquire, as in She expected to come into a fortune when she turned twenty-one . [Early 1700s]

Accede to power or office, as in He came into office in 1820 and served three terms . [Early 1800s]

come into one's own . Get rightful possession of something; achieve rightful recognition. For example, The serial composers have finally come into their own . [Early 1900s]

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“I guess there have been a lot of people who have come into government with worse backgrounds.”

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“I guess there have been a lot of people who have come into government with worse backgrounds.”

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In this round, it isn’t Credit Suisse’s lending in question, but how it handled payments coming into a Credit Suisse client account from Mozambique’s Finance Ministry.

Only recently has its deep human past begun to come into clearer view.

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"I'm hopeful that the major social media companies seeing this full-throated legislative action come into play will finally be motivated to more meaningfully protect the health and wellbeing of young people."

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