come in

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

come in phrasal verb [ came in comes in coming in ]
 
ENTER

1. <E > to enter a room or building
• Do you want to come in for a cup of tea?
• Hi, come in - lovely to see you!
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Arriving, entering and invading
 
• Please wipe your feet before you come into the house.
• Simon was so absorbed in his book, he didn't even notice me come in.
• Try not to wake the whole house when you come in!
• She looked up and nodded for me to come in.
• He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table.
 
FASHION
2. If a fashion or product comes in, it becomes available or popular
• Flared trousers first came in during the seventies.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Fashion ↑Modern and fashionable ↑Modern and fashionable

3. come in handy/useful, etc.
to be useful for a particular purpose
• Keep it, it might come in useful.
• His money will come in handy when I want to travel.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Useful or advantageous
 
BE RECEIVED
3. When news or information comes in, it is received
• Reports are just coming in of a major oil spillage in the North Sea.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Broadcasting in general
4. If you have money coming in, you receive it as income
• With Dave unemployed, we haven't got much money coming in at the moment.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Earning money and money earned
 
BE INVOLVED
5. informal to become involved in a situation, story or plan
• We need expert advice, and that's where you come in.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Taking part and getting involved ↑Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will

7. come in first/second, etc.
to finish a race in first, second, etc. position
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport ↑Winning and defeating ↑Losing and being defeated
 
SEA
6. When the sea or the tide comes in, the water moves forwards to cover more of the beach.
Compare go out
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Floods, tides and currents
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