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been in for

been in for is the past participle of be in for.

Meaning of be in for

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.

Questions about been in for

What is been in for the past participle of?
Been in for is the past participle of be in for.

Words near been in for in the dictionary

  1. been done with
  2. been down with
  3. been gathered to one's fathers
  4. been good for
  5. been in each other's pockets
  6. been in for
  7. been late
  8. been left at the post
  9. been left holding the baby
  10. been like
  11. been lost to the four winds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: been in for (page history and authors); be in for (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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