come in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: kŭm′ ĭn′
ipa: /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/
ipa: [ˌkʰɐm ˈɪn]
ipa: /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/
ipa: [ˌkʰʌm ˈɪn]
Forms: form: comes in
form: coming in
form: came in
form: come in
Etymology: From Middle English com in, imperative form of Middle English incomen (“to come in; enter”), from Old English incuman (“to come in; enter”), from Proto-Germanic *inkwemaną (“to come in; enter”), equivalent to come + in. Compare Dutch kom in (“come in”), singular imperative form of inkomen (“to come in; enter”), German einkommen (“to come in; enter”). See also income, incoming.
Senses: examples: text: Please come in and look around.
text: Come in, it's cold outside.
glosses: To enter.
examples: text: That flight just came in.
glosses: To arrive.
examples: The third stage of the plan is where Team B comes in.
1889, Thomas Huxley, in Popular Science Monthly; part of the "Agnosticism controversy", Agnosticism: A Rejoinder
As I have shown, "infidel" merely means somebody who does not believe what you believe yourself, and therefore Dr. Wace has a perfect right to call, say, my old Egyptian donkey-driver, Nooleh, and myself, infidels, just as Nooleh and I have a right to call him an infidel. The ludicrous aspect of the thing comes in only when either of us demands that the two others should so label themselves.
glosses: To become relevant, applicable, or useful.
examples: text: Blueberries will be coming in next month.
glosses: To become available.
examples: text: Most of the neighbors get 14 channels, but only two of them come in well here.
qualifier: such as radio or television
glosses: To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
raw_tags: of a broadcast
examples: text: They started together, but the drummer came in late.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
examples: Near-synonym: come across
glosses: To enter a plan or group; to join in.
examples: text: Near-synonym: come across
text: to come in from the cold
text: Every police officer and agent in New York City is gunning for you. If you come in now, I can guarantee your safety.
ref: 2006, G. D. McCrary, Guerrillas in the Midst, page 352:
glosses: To surrender; to turn oneself in.
raw_tags: of a fugitive or a person in hiding
synonyms: give in
give up
glosses: To yield or surrender.
examples: text: This is Charlie 456 to base. Come in, base. Do you read me?
glosses: To begin transmitting.
examples: text: Four-wheel drive sure came in handy while the bridge was washed out.
glosses: To function in the indicated manner.
examples: text: The horse I had bet on came in fourth in the second race.
glosses: To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like.
examples: text: My horse came in in the first race.
glosses: To finish a race or similar competition in first place.
examples: text: The tide will come in in an hour.
antonyms: go out
glosses: To rise.
raw_tags: of the tide
examples: text: Orange blouses are coming in!
text: During the summer of 1984 there had been a backlash against labels in Portsmouth and a more simple style came in.
ref: 2003, Phil Thornton, Casuals: The Story of a Terrace Cult:
glosses: To become fashionable.
examples: text: “Everyone says that you should wait, because your body doesn’t fully come in until you’re like 30, and I’m 20 years old, and why am I going to wait until I’m 30 to be snatched?” Catera Northup, an exotic dancer from Rhode Island, said.
ref: 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine:
glosses: To fully develop.
topics: media
printing
publishing
glosses: To be correctly placed in preparation for printing.
raw_tags: of a copy
Derived terms: come in from the cold
Related terms: go in