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🚪 To enter 📰 To arrive 🥈 To place in ranking 👗 To become popular
to come in

to come in

98 3.3
To finish in a particular position in a race or contest, for example second
  • phrasal verb
  • /kʌm ɪn/
: quedar (en)
  • Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (known as S.B.Y.) came in first with 34 percent of the vote.
  • come in second
  • come in last
  • come in third

One is enter a contest and come in first.

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Examples

  • She trained hard and managed to come in first in the marathon.

  • I came in third.

    25 Hill (2011)

  • You know when you know I could come in first.

  • One is enter a contest and come in first.

    Film Courage

  • I have the honor of announcing who came in last place today.

  • The Russians were the ones who came in first quite often.

  • After a tough race, he was thrilled to come in second place.

  • The team worked together and was proud to come in third in the competition.

Synonyms

to come out
vsto come in
398 2.4

To finish in a particular way in a competition or event

states a specific ordinal rank rather than just a general result
to come
vsto come in
353 1.0

Be next in order after something

refers specifically to achieving a numbered rank in a competitive event
to place
vsto come in
35 3.8

To finish a race or competition in a particular position

is the same meaning but expressed as a two word verb phrase
to come in third
vsto come in
15 1.9

To finish third in a race or contest

applies to any ordinal position rather than this single specific slot

Antonyms

to lose
∞ 1.0

Fail to win a game or contest

to drop out
304 3.0

To leave a course, competition or group before finishing

How High

to win
∞ 1.0
to come in
98 3.3

Surface Forms

come in infinitive
came in past
come in past participle
coming in present participle
comes in third person singular

Morphology

come + in

The literal meanings of 'come' (move toward/arrive) + 'in' (into) give a plausible metaphorical reading of 'entering' a state, so 'come in' as 'enter fashion' is partially derivable. However, the specific sense 'become fashionable' is a conventionalized metaphoric extension and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without exposure, so it is best classified as partially transparent.

Etymology

The phrasal verb come in can be seen like runners arriving at a finish line: people come in one after another, and the order they arrive gives their place. So come in means 'to finish in a particular position'.