From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en], imperative form of [en], from [en], from [en], equivalent to [en].
Compare [nl], singular imperative form of [nl], German [de]. See also [en],
[en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Verb
[come < ,,came,come> in]
1. To enter .
2. * 2016 , VOA Learning English (see https://web.archive.org/web/20171023035740/https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-7-what-are-you-doing/3240468.html) (public domain)
3. *: COME IN . … Well, Anna, welcome. ― Thank you.
4. To arrive .
5. To become relevant , applicable [,] or useful .
6. * 1889 , Thomas Huxley, in 吴语: Popular Science ; part of the "Agnosticism controversy", _Basa Sunda: Popular Science Monthly/Volume 35/June 1889/Agnosticism: A Rejoinder_
7. *: 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 thing COMES IN only when either of us demands that the two others should so label themselves.
8. To become available .
9. [en] To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
10. [en] To join or enter ; to begin playing with a group .
11. [en] To enter a plan or group; to join in .
12. [en] To surrender ; to turn oneself in .
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1. * [en]
2. [en] To yield or surrender .
3. [en] To begin transmit ting.
4. To function in the indicated manner.
5. To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position , such as first place , second place [,] or the like.
6. To finish a race or similar competition in first place .
7. [en] To rise.
8. To become fashionable.
9. * [en]
10. To fully develop .
11. * [en]
12. [en] To be correctly placed in preparation for printing.
**** Derived terms
- [en]
**** Translations
[to enter]
[to become relevant, applicable or useful]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
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*** See also
- go in
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]