Come into
phrasal verb
To inherit something, usually money or property, after someone's death.
She came into a large fortune when her grandmother died.
Often appears as...
- come into fortune
- come into inheritance
phrasal verb
To start to have a role or be in a situation.
When you come into your teenage years, emotions can be confusing.
Often appears as...
- come into adolescence
- come into adulthood
phrasal verb
To contact or collide with something.
The ship came into the dock too fast and ended up hitting the quay.
Often appears as...
- come into dock
- come into land
phrasal verb
To inherit something, usually money or property, after someone's death.
She came into a large fortune when her grandmother died.
Often appears as...
- come into fortune
- come into inheritance
phrasal verb
To start to have a role or be in a situation.
When you come into your teenage years, emotions can be confusing.
Often appears as...
- come into adolescence
- come into adulthood
phrasal verb
To contact or collide with something.
The ship came into the dock too fast and ended up hitting the quay.
Often appears as...
- come into dock
- come into land
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Gains
Often used when inheritance is a surprise or unearned, highlighting a sudden change in wealth.
He never expected to come into such wealth after his distant uncle passed.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Money
Can refer to non-monetary legacies, like traditions, titles, or roles within a family.
She came into the role of family matriarch after her mother's passing.
Pro Tip 3/3No Physical Movement
The phrase doesn't mean moving physically, but gaining something in a figurative way.
After the will was read, he came into possession of the old estate.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Gains
Often used when inheritance is a surprise or unearned, highlighting a sudden change in wealth.
He never expected to come into such wealth after his distant uncle passed.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Money
Can refer to non-monetary legacies, like traditions, titles, or roles within a family.
She came into the role of family matriarch after her mother's passing.
Pro Tip 3/3No Physical Movement
The phrase doesn't mean moving physically, but gaining something in a figurative way.
After the will was read, he came into possession of the old estate.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Gains
Often used when inheritance is a surprise or unearned, highlighting a sudden change in wealth.
He never expected to come into such wealth after his distant uncle passed.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Money
Can refer to non-monetary legacies, like traditions, titles, or roles within a family.
She came into the role of family matriarch after her mother's passing.
Pro Tip 3/3No Physical Movement
The phrase doesn't mean moving physically, but gaining something in a figurative way.
After the will was read, he came into possession of the old estate.
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