come in

come in
verb
1. to come or go into (Freq. 44)
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the boat entered an area of shallow marshes

Syn: ↑enter, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go into, ↑go in, ↑move into
Ant: ↑exit (for: ↑enter)
See Also: ↑move in (for: ↑move into), ↑enter upon (for: ↑enter)
Derivationally related forms: ↑entree (for: ↑enter), ↑entrant (for: ↑enter), ↑entrance (for: ↑enter), ↑entry (for: ↑enter), ↑entering (for: ↑enter)
Hyponyms:
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

2. be received (Freq. 12)
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News came in of the massacre in Rwanda

Syn: ↑come
Hypernyms: ↑arrive, ↑get, ↑come
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

3. come into fashion; become fashionable (Freq. 1)
Ant: ↑go out
Topics: ↑fashion
Hypernyms: ↑change
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

4. to insert between other elements (Freq. 1)
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She interjected clever remarks

Syn: ↑interject, ↑interpose, ↑put in, ↑throw in, ↑inject
Derivationally related forms: ↑interposition (for: ↑interpose), ↑interjection (for: ↑interject)
Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑disrupt, ↑break up, ↑cut off
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ——s

5. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
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Jerry came in third in the Marathon

Syn: ↑place, ↑come out
Derivationally related forms: ↑place (for: ↑place)
Hypernyms: ↑rank
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s Adjective/Noun

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Somebody ——s Adjective


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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/ (as gain)


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