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come into (third-person singular simple present comes into, present participle coming into, simple past came into, past participle **come into)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See come and into.
   Please come into the living room.
2. (transitive) To obtain (usually money or property), especially through inheritance.
   After his father died, he came into a large fortune.
   She bought the winning lottery ticket and came into a very large amount of money.
   I used to be very poor, but my uncle died and I unexpectedly came into some property in London.
3. (transitive) To be a factor in.
   Money doesn't come into it.
4. (transitive) To enter the initial phase of; to commence.
   I came into the role with no preconceptions.
   The two sides came into conflict over the latest proposal.
   • 2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
     He came into the match having beaten the Spaniard in four finals already this year, but Nadal - on a 20-match winning streak at the All England Club - was still favoured by many to claim a third Wimbledon title as he had won all five Grand Slam meetings with Djokovic.

• come into being
• come into effect
• come into one's own
• come by
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