come in use

verb

To enter usage; to begin being used.

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Meanings

verbcome in use (third-person singular simple present comes in use, present participle coming in use, simple past came in use, past participle come in use)

present singular third person comes in use · participle present coming in use · past came in use

  1. archaicTo enter usage; to begin being used.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come in use,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20in%20use.

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