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be in for

be in for verb: to be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.

Verb

be in for (third-person singular simple present is in for, present participle being in for, simple past was in for, past participle been in for)

  1. (idiomatic) To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
    • The weather forecast says we are in for three feet of snow over the next week.

be in for meaning in Bengali

be in for in Bengali

ভোগ করতে যাওয়া

Forms of be in for

third-person singular presentis in for
present participlebeing in for
pastwas in for
past participlebeen in for

Questions about be in for

What does be in for mean?
Be in for means to be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
What is be in for in Bengali?
Be in for in Bengali is ভোগ করতে যাওয়া. See Be in for meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is be in for?
Be in for is a verb.
What is the past tense of be in for?
The past tense of be in for is was in for.

Words near be in for in the dictionary

  1. be good for
  2. be greedy when others are fearful
  3. be here for
  4. be in and out
  5. be in each other's pockets
  6. be in for
  7. be in luck
  8. be in orders
  9. be in the pocket of someone
  10. be into
  11. be it as it may

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Adapted from Wiktionary: be in for (page history and authors); be in for (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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