come into
verb1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See come and into.
- Please come into the living room.
2
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.
1 more example
- I used to be very poor, but my uncle died and I unexpectedly came into some property in London.
3
To be a factor in.
- Money doesn't come into it.
4
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.
2 more examples
- The new regulations come into force next week.
- 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.2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport:
- Related terms
- come into being, come into effect, come into one's own, come by