come in

Meaning

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. (intransitive) To yield or surrender.
10. (imperative, often) To begin transmitting.
11. To function in the indicated manner.
12. To finish a race or similar competition in a particular position, such as first place, second place, or the like.
13. To finish a race or similar competition in first place.
14. To rise.
15. To become fashionable.
16. To fully develop.
17. (obsolete) To be correctly placed in preparation for printing.

Synonyms

enter

go in

get in

arrive

bring in

be in

go into

come into

come

take in

reach

move into

come out

get into

walk in

inject

interject

interpose

draw in

knock down

drop in

land

put in

pull in

have in

call in

place

send in

roll up

appear

set in

go

throw in

go out

be out

come into fashion

come into vogue

go to school

join in

put into

stop by

set ashore

wheel in

come into service

come into season

go into use

add up

begin to join

become

climb

Translations

entrer

entrar

ingresar

eingehen

entrare

hereinkommen

eintreten

herein

entrar

arriver

llegar

binnenkomen

venir

arrivare

chegar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʌm ˈɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: com in

Inherited from Middle English: incomen

Inherited from Old English: incuman

Cognate with Dutch: kom in

In summary

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.

Sentences

Let them come in .