come into

present singular third person comes into · participle present coming into · past came into

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

   Please come into the living room.

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

   After his father died, he came into a large fortune.

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   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.

3. transitiveTo be a factor in.

   Money doesn't come into it.

4. transitiveTo enter the initial phase of; to commence.

   Mays come into flower in May.

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   I came into the role with no preconceptions.

   The two sides came into conflict over the latest proposal.

   The new regulations come into force next week.

   He came into the match having beaten the Spaniard in four finals already this year, but Nadal - on a 20-match winning streak at the All England Club - was still favoured by many to claim a third Wimbledon title as he had won all five Grand Slam meetings with Djokovic.

   2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport