come in

Betekenis

1. To enter.
2. To arrive.
3. To become relevant, applicable, or useful.
4. To become available.
5. To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
6. To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.
7. (informal) To enter a plan or group; to join in.
8. To surrender; to turn oneself in.
9. 2006, G. D. McCrary, Guerrillas in the Midst, page 352
10. 2006, G. D. McCrary, Guerrillas in the Midst, page 352: Every police officer and agent in New York City is gunning for you. If you come in now, I can guarantee your safety.
11. To yield or surrender.
12. To begin transmitting.
13. To function in the indicated manner.
14. To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like.
15. To finish a race or similar competition in first place.
16. To rise.
17. To become fashionable.
18. To fully develop.
19. (obsolete) To be correctly placed in preparation for printing.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kʌm ˈɪn/

Etymologie

From Middle English com in, imperative form of Middle English incomen (“to come in; enter”), from Old English incuman (“to come in; enter”), from Proto-Germanic *inkwemaną (“to come in; enter”), equivalent to come + in. Compare Dutch kom in (“come in”), singular imperative form of inkomen (“to come in; enter”), German einkommen (“to come in; enter”). See also income, incoming.