Come into

Full definition of come into

Verb

1. Please come into the living room.To donate sperm, he had to come into a small plastic beaker.
2. (transitive) To inherit (money).After his father died, he came into a large fortune.
3. (transitive) To be a factor in.Money doesn't come into it.
4. (transitive) To enter the initial phase of; to commence.
• 2011, July 3, Piers Newbury, Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final, He came into the match having beaten the Spaniard in four finals already this year, but Nadal - on a 20-match winning streak at the All England Club - was still favoured by many to claim a third Wimbledon title as he had won all five Grand Slam meetings with Djokovic.