come in

English

/kʌm ˈɪn/, /kʌm ˈɪn/

verb

Definitions

To enter.
To arrive.
To become relevant, applicable or useful.
To become available.
(of a) To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
(music) To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
(often) To begin transmitting.
To function in the indicated manner.
(of a) To surrender; to turn turn oneself in.
(intransitive) To give in; to yield.
To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place or the like.
To finish a race or similar competition in first place.
(of the tide) To rise.
To become fashionable.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English com in, incomen (come in, enter) inherited from Old English incuman (come in, enter) inherited from Proto-Germanic *inkwemaną (come in, enter) compound from English come (comer, arrival) + English in (not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc).

Origin

English

in

Gloss

not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc

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Miscellaneous function words

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