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come into
verb
to enter
to inherit
to become fulfilled
she really came into her own when she got divorced
to receive what is due to one
Idioms and Phrases
Inherit, acquire, as in She expected to come into a fortune when she turned twenty-one . [Early 1700s]
Accede to power or office, as in He came into office in 1820 and served three terms . [Early 1800s]
come into one's own . Get rightful possession of something; achieve rightful recognition. For example, The serial composers have finally come into their own . [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
I think when people hear magic, they come into the theater with an idea about how they feel about the art form as a whole.
He came into the home straight with a chasm of clear air between him and the rest.
“But we’re also trying to create a buffer to prevent wildfire from coming into the center.”
Poor people “can be recruited by these criminal syndicates" who come into an area and present poaching as "a quick way out of poverty.”
"As we edge closer to the High Seas Treaty coming into force, governments need to double down - using both transparency and new technologies - to safeguard the ocean," he added.
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