came into one's own
came into one's own is the simple past of come into one's own.
Meaning of come into one's own
Verb
come into one's own (third-person singular simple present comes into one's own, present participle coming into one's own, simple past came into one's own, past participle come into one's own)
- To reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.
- And not only did he learn by experience, but instincts long dead became alive again. The domesticated generations fell from him. . . . [T]he old tricks . . . came to him without effort or discovery, as though they had been his always. . . . [T]he ancient song surged through him and he came into his...1903, Jack London, chapter 2, in Call of the Wild
Questions about came into one's own
- What is came into one's own the simple past of?
- Came into one's own is the simple past of come into one's own.
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