Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come into

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.61 in modern English

Syllables: come in-to
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To be a factor in.

Transitive verb

verb

To enter the initial phase of; to commence.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Please come into the living room."
"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."
"Money doesn't come into it."
"I came into the role with no preconceptions."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

comes into (present, singular) coming into (participle, present) came into (past)

Phrases

come into being come into effect come into one's own come by

Frequently Paired Words

come into being come into effect come into one's own come by

Synonyms

come by

Questions

What does come into mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See come and into.

How to pronounce come into

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