come into

To move inside a place, towards the speaker or the place being discussed.

• Come into the house.
• She came into my room quietly.
• Can you come into the office tomorrow?

How to use it: come into a place (Please come into the kitchen.)

Similar words: enter, come inside

Common phrases: come into something, come into school, come into town

To receive money or property, usually because someone has died and left it to you.

• She has come into some money.
• He came into a large estate after his uncle died.
• What would you do if you came into a fortune?

How to use it: come into something (He came into a fortune when his aunt died.)

Similar words: inherit

Common phrases: come into money, come into property

To matter in a situation or help decide what happens.

• Money does not come into it.
• Cost came into our choice of hotel.
• Does age come into the decision at all?

How to use it: come into something (Personal feelings should not come into this decision.)

Similar words: matter, figure in, affect

Common phrases: come into something, come into decisions

To start a role, activity, or stage of something.

• He came into the job eager to learn.
• The team came into the season with a new coach.
• She came into office during a difficult period.

How to use it: come into a role (She came into the role with years of experience.)

Similar words: begin, start, take up

Common phrases: come into office, come into something