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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
come in
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 Main entry: comephrasal verb
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