FromMiddle Englishcom in, imperative form ofMiddle Englishincomen(“to come in; enter”), fromOld Englishincuman(“to come in; enter”), fromProto-Germanic*inkwemaną(“to come in; enter”), equivalent tocome +in. CompareDutchkom in(“come in”), singular imperative form ofinkomen(“to come in; enter”), Germaneinkommen(“to come in; enter”). See alsoincome,incoming.
comein (third-person singular simple presentcomes in,present participlecoming in,simple pastcame in,past participlecome in)
- Toenter.
- Pleasecome in and look around.
- Toarrive.
- That flight justcame in.
- To becomerelevant,applicable, oruseful.
- The third stage of the plan is where Team Bcomes in.
- 1889, Thomas Huxley, inPopular Science Monthly; part of the "Agnosticism controversy",Agnosticism: A Rejoinder
- As I have shown, "infidel" merely means somebody who does not believe what you believe yourself, and therefore Dr. Wace has a perfect right to call, say, my old Egyptian donkey-driver, Nooleh, and myself, infidels, just as Nooleh and I have a right to call him an infidel. The ludicrous aspect of the thingcomes in only when either of us demands that the two others should so label themselves.
- To becomeavailable.
- Blueberries will becoming in next month.
- (of a broadcast, such as radio or television) To have a strong enoughsignal to be able to be received well.
- Most of the neighbors get 14 channels, but only two of themcome in well here.
- (music) Tojoin orenter; to beginplaying with agroup.
- They started together, but the drummercame in late.
- (informal) To enter a plan or group; tojoin in.
- Near-synonym:come across
- (of a fugitive or a person inhiding) Tosurrender; toturn oneself in.
- Near-synonym:come across
2006, G. D. McCrary,Guerrillas in the Midst, page352:Every police officer and agent in New York City is gunning for you. If youcome in now, I can guarantee your safety.
- (intransitive) Toyield orsurrender.
- Synonyms:give in,give up
- (often imperative) To begintransmitting.
- This is Charlie 456 to base.Come in, base. Do you read me?
- To function in the indicated manner.
- Four-wheel drive surecame in handy while the bridge was washed out.
- Tofinish arace or similarcompetition in a particularposition, such as firstplace, second place, or the like.
- The horse I had bet oncame in fourth in the second race.
- To finish arace or similar competition infirstplace.
- My horsecame in in the first race.
- (of the tide) To rise.
- The tide willcome in in an hour.
- Antonym:go out
- To become fashionable.
- Orange blouses arecoming in!
2003, Phil Thornton,Casuals: The Story of a Terrace Cult:During the summer of 1984 there had been a backlash against labels in Portsmouth and a more simple style came in.
- To fullydevelop.
2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, inThe New York Times Magazine[1]:“Everyone says that you should wait, because your body doesn’t fullycome in until you’re like 30, and I’m 20 years old, and why am I going to wait until I’m 30 to be snatched?” Catera Northup, an exotic dancer from Rhode Island, said.
- (obsolete, printing, of a copy) To be correctly placed in preparation for printing.
to become relevant, applicable or useful
