come into

verb

1. to enter
2. to inherit
3. come into one's own
   1. to become fulfilled

      she really came into her own when she got divorced

   2. to receive what is due to one

Example Sentences

“When someone comes into power who is not on the same page as you morally, that can hit very deeply,” Ford said.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea of legally restricting social media for young people has come into the spotlight after Australia's government said it would introduce legislation to ban children under 16 from social media.

From BBC

As layers are peeled back, a more complex picture comes into focus.

From New York Times

All of these infections occurred in farmworkers who came into contact with infected cows or poultry, except one case in Missouri in which health officials could not track the origins of the infection.

From Salon

Wales and Australia have less stringent restrictions on overseas players coming into their national set-up.

From BBC

Related Words

• accept
• collect
• draw
• earn
• gain
• get
• hear
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• make
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• pick up
• pocket
• reap
• secure
• seize
• take
• take in
• win