Meanings
verbbe in for (third-person singular simple present is in for, present participle being in for, simple past was in for, past participle been in for)
present singular third person is in for · participle present being in for · past was in for · participle past been in for
- idiomaticTo be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
The weather forecast says we are in for three feet of snow over the next week.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 可能會遭到 /可能会遭到
- 可能會遭到 /可能会遭到 (kěnéng huì zāodào)able to expect
Finnish olla luvassa, olla odotettavissa
- olla luvassaable to expect
- olla odotettavissaable to expect
French en avoir pour
- en avoir pourable to expect
German etwas kommt auf jmdn. zu
- etwas kommt auf jmdn. zuable to expect
Italian essere in attesa
- essere in attesaable to expect
Polish kroić się
- kroić sięable to expect
Russian ожида́ть, предви́деть
- ожида́ть (ožidátʹ)able to expect
- предви́деть (predvídetʹ)able to expect
- име́ть в перспекти́ве (imétʹ v perspektíve)able to expect
- быть под угро́зой (bytʹ pod ugrózoj)able to expect
Ukrainian очікувати, не минути
- очікувати (očikuvaty)able to expect
- не минути (ne mynuty)able to expect
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be in for,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20in%20for.
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